The Patron Thief of Bread, Lindsay Eagar
The Patron Thief of Bread, Lindsay Eagar
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The Patron Thief of Bread

Author: Lindsay Eagar

Narrator: Moira Quirk

Unabridged: 12 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2022


Synopsis

A beautifully crafted middle-grade novel spiced with magic—and gargoyles!—from the acclaimed author of Hour of the Bees and Race to the Bottom of the Sea.

Fished from the river as an infant and raised by a roving band of street urchins who call themselves the Crowns, eight-year-old Duck keeps her head down and her mouth shut. It’s a rollicking life, always thieving, always on the run—until the ragtag Crowns infiltrate an abandoned cathedral in the city of Odierne and decide to set down roots. It’s all part of the bold new plan hatched by the Crowns’ fearless leader, Gnat: one of their very own will pose as an apprentice to the local baker, relieving Master Griselde of bread and coin to fill the bellies and line the pockets of all the Crowns. But no sooner is Duck apprenticed to the kindly Griselde than Duck’s allegiances start to blur. Who is she really—a Crown or an apprentice baker? And who does she want to be? Meanwhile, high above the streets of Odierne, on the roof of the unfinished cathedral, an old and ugly gargoyle grows weary of waiting to fulfill his own destiny—to watch and protect. Told in alternating viewpoints, this exquisite novel evokes a timeless tale of love, self-discovery, and what it means to be rescued.

About The Author

Lindsay Eagar is the highly acclaimed author of three previous middle-grade novels: Hour of the Bees, Race to the Bottom of the Sea, and The Bigfoot Files. She lives in the mountains of Utah with her husband and their two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on April 04, 2023

What a lovely book to end Middle Grade March. It was long, but it was glorious. Deftly explores themes of found family, unconditional love, and—in my mind—ethics. A gang of street kids in France during the middle-ages find a town in which they want to plant roots. The leader, a manipulative, sneerin......more

Goodreads review by Laura on July 16, 2022

Easily one of the best middle grade readers of 2022. A definite 2023 Newbery contender.......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on November 26, 2022

This was... okay. It was too many things at once and they just didn't work for me as a single entity. It felt like a book about a homeless girl finding a home, and a separate book about a girl from a gang being reformed. The gang thing was a bit softly handled, but this is a middle grade book, and l......more