The Good Thief is the story of Ren, a boy growing up in St. Anthony's monastery in 19th century New England. The locals are not very friendly to the Catholic brothers, but they find it a convenient place to procure wine and lose unwanted children. That was how the monastery became an orphanage, which is quite appropriate as St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost things.
Ren is missing his left hand. He wasn't born that way, it was somehow lost. He knows he probably can't get his hand back, but he and the other boys pray to St. Anthony often. Ren's prayers seem to be answered when handsome, charming Benjamin Nab appears and claims Ren as his brother, but is he really his brother, or just a Fagin to Ren's Oliver? You shall see! A rollicking adventure filled with twists, turns, horror and mystery follows as Ren slowly unravels the answers to his past.
Thievery abounds in this story, but the real crime happens when you finish Hannah Tinti's quirky, imaginative first book. It will steal your heart!
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