Highway Robbery

Description

A beautifully illustrated short story for young readers featuring the most famous highwaymen of them all, and his wonderful horse: Black Bess.

 

'Hold the mare for me, lad. And when I come back I'll give you a golden guinea'.

 

It's more money than the street urchin has ever dreamt of. But who is the rider, and why is there so much interest in his big black horse? And will the boy ever see the money he has been promised? There's highway robbery in the air, but it isn't always entirely clear just who is trying to rob who ...

 

Stunningly illustrated and fast-paced, this story for younger readers brings to life the legend of the most famous highwayman of them - and his amazing horse.

Awards

Winner of

Bisto Honour Award / Gradam Feabhais Bisto 2009.

 

Shortlisted for

Bisto Book of the Year Award 2009.

Author description

Kate Thompson is one of the most exciting authors writing for young people today, for she is a born storyteller, highly original and thought provoking in her ideas. She has travelled widely in the USA and India and studied law in London. After living in County Clare, she moved to Kinvara in County Galway and it was there that she discovered her passion for playing the fiddle. She is now an accomplished player and also has a great interest in restoring instruments. Kate is a multi-award winning author and the only author to win the Children's Books Ireland Bisto Book of the Year award four times.