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Rosie Sinclair inadvertently becomes involved in a jewellery heist because she is driving her grandfather's black Mercedes'. The Mercedes provides Rosie with a new job as a Black Taxi operator for elderly people and the reason for her troubles with the thieves involved in the jewellery heist.
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James Moloney has written many award-winning books for children, including A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove, which won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award. A full-time writer, Mr. Moloney lives in Brisbane, Australia, with his wife and three children.
Grade 8 Up–Rosie Sinclair, 16, loves her grandfather but is aware that he's "just a little bent" and oftentimes on the wrong side of the law. So when he's arrested and jailed for a crime, she knows that the inevitable has happened. The teen inherits his Mercedes and the responsibilities the Merc entails: taxiing elderly citizens on errands. She even gets a cell phone for her troubles, and her new vehicle helps catch the eye of sweet jock Todd and bad boy Chris. Soon she starts to get calls from a cranky and dangerous-sounding scoundrel who demands that she return The Ring. Rosie doesn't know what he's talking about but realizes that she'd better figure it out before anyone gets hurt. This frothy read does not falter. Rosie's narration is quirky, smart, and funny. She's essentially an Australian teenage Stephanie Plum, as in Janet Evanovich's One for the Money (S & S, 1994). While the tone and content are appropriate for teen readers, it's important to note that Rosie's friend, Glenda, is two years older and works as an exotic dancer in order to pay for her university schooling. The two enjoy an honest, sisterly relationship and are the best-developed characters in the story. Astute readers will pin the villain but will have fun finding out the how and the why.–Sarah Couri, New York Public Library
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- PublisherAngus & Robertson
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0207199892
- ISBN 13 9780207199899
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages216
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A laugh-out-loud comedy about bad-hair days, a gorgeous boy, big bums, another gorgeous boy and oldies with attitude. Rosie Sinclair lives in the awful suburb of Prestwidge. She inadvertently becomes involved in a jewellery heist because she has the 'luck, to be driving her grandfather's black Mercedes'. the Mercedes is central to the story. It provides Rosie with a new job as a Black taxi operator for elderly people - courtesy of her grandfather Paddy Larkin - and the reason for her current troubles with the thieves involved in the jewellery heist. Against this backdrop we see Rosie's 'normal' life unfold - school, friends, family and boys. Ages 13+ A laugh-out-loud comedy about bad-hair days, a gorgeous boy, big bums, another gorgeous boy, and oldies with attitude. Rosie lives in the awful suburb of Prestwidge. Her grandfather's black Mercedes provides Rosie with a new job as a Black Taxi operator, and gets her involved in a jewellery heist. This book is for those aged 13 and above. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780207199899
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