Little Thieves
Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl...
A dark and magical fairytale, the perfect new take on “The Goose Girl.
Vanja Schmidt is the perfect antiheroine!!
She is abrasive, thief and liar. Angry and bold is she impersonating a princess and also she’s masquerading as the Pfennigeist, a burglar who steals from the rich – and keeps every penny for herself.
Seventeen-year-old Vanja Schmidt is the thirteenth daughter of a thirteenth daughter, and wherever she goes, misfortune follows. Luckily, her godmothers are Death and Fortune, each of whom blesses Vanja with magic in exchange for a life of servitude when she comes of age.
But when the time comes, Vanja flees, swiping an enchanted string of pearls that allows her to impersonate a princess. So begins a life of merry mayhem posing as a royal to rob the nobles blind. At first, Vanja is thrilled with her luck, but soon, she crosses the wrong god, and is cursed to turn into the jewels she covets, gem by gem, unless she can right her wrongs and pay back her debts—quickly.
A fresh twist on a classic Brothers Grimm tale, this is an irreverent YA fantasy that reveals the fickle hands that deal the cards of fate and fortune.
Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl...
A dark and magical fairytale, the perfect new take on “The Goose Girl.
Vanja Schmidt is the perfect antiheroine!!
She is abrasive, thief and liar. Angry and bold is she impersonating a princess and also she’s masquerading as the Pfennigeist, a burglar who steals from the rich – and keeps every penny for herself.
Seventeen-year-old Vanja Schmidt is the thirteenth daughter of a thirteenth daughter, and wherever she goes, misfortune follows. Luckily, her godmothers are Death and Fortune, each of whom blesses Vanja with magic in exchange for a life of servitude when she comes of age.
But when the time comes, Vanja flees, swiping an enchanted string of pearls that allows her to impersonate a princess. So begins a life of merry mayhem posing as a royal to rob the nobles blind. At first, Vanja is thrilled with her luck, but soon, she crosses the wrong god, and is cursed to turn into the jewels she covets, gem by gem, unless she can right her wrongs and pay back her debts—quickly.
A fresh twist on a classic Brothers Grimm tale, this is an irreverent YA fantasy that reveals the fickle hands that deal the cards of fate and fortune.