Robbers!: True Stories of the World's Most Notorious Thieves

Gr 3–6—This addition to the series focuses on some of the most famous crimes and criminals of the past 150 years. Over the course of eight chapters, readers learn about unique bank robberies, art capers, and train heists from around the world, featuring notorious villains such as D.B. Cooper and Willie Sutton and lesser-known thieves alike. Each chapter details a different spectacular crime and includes backstory on the criminal (or criminals) responsible and how they were brought to justice. Angular black-and-white illustrations are sprinkled throughout, sometimes within the text, other times as full-page comics. While most of them fit seamlessly and help tell the story, others don't quite flow with the text. Entertaining from the start, Robbers! should find an audience among readers who like a good heist.—Travis Jonker, Wayland Union Schools, MI