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Stealing Greenwich
A girl who has lived as an international thief is now returning to the real world.
Frankie Lorde and her dad have been a team for as long as Frankie can remember. Being a tutor under the man responsible for some of the world's biggest heists has given Frankie a unique perspective on the world. And a special set of life skills. Frankie can spot an FBI agent in a second. Pick a lock in two seconds. Steal a Bugatti in three. Then dad is arrested.
Frankie is sent to live with her uncle, her dad's brother who she barely knows, and is, ironically a cop. Now Frankie has to go to middle school, learn what suburban kids wear and eat. But also ironically, Frankie is in Greenwich, CT, one of the richest towns in America. Seeing the starkness of super rich and the super not rich who support the community gives Frankie an idea. How to use her skills for doing good, to even the score...
Frankie Lorde and her dad have been a team for as long as Frankie can remember. Being a tutor under the man responsible for some of the world's biggest heists has given Frankie a unique perspective on the world. And a special set of life skills. Frankie can spot an FBI agent in a second. Pick a lock in two seconds. Steal a Bugatti in three. Then dad is arrested.
Frankie is sent to live with her uncle, her dad's brother who she barely knows, and is, ironically a cop. Now Frankie has to go to middle school, learn what suburban kids wear and eat. But also ironically, Frankie is in Greenwich, CT, one of the richest towns in America. Seeing the starkness of super rich and the super not rich who support the community gives Frankie an idea. How to use her skills for doing good, to even the score...
272 pages, Hardcover
Published October 6, 2020
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Brittany Geragotelis
18 books164 followersBrittany Geragotelis is living the dream. After 10 years of rejection from the publishing industry, she began to post her original novel, Life's a Witch, on the online writing site, Wattpad, hoping that others would enjoy reading her book. A year after the first upload, the book had received 19 million reads, which caught the attention of Publisher's Weekly, The Huffington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
After building up some buzz in the industry, she hooked up with her agents who instantly received interest from publishers and movie/tv producers. Within weeks, Life's a Witch went into auction between four major publishing houses, and in the end Brittany landed a 3-book deal with publishing powerhouse, Simon & Schuster.
When she's not writing, Brittany is obsessing over celebrities, TV shows, movies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, gluten-free food and, of course, books! Brittany lives in NYC with her boyfriend and her two cats, Murray and Cohen.
After building up some buzz in the industry, she hooked up with her agents who instantly received interest from publishers and movie/tv producers. Within weeks, Life's a Witch went into auction between four major publishing houses, and in the end Brittany landed a 3-book deal with publishing powerhouse, Simon & Schuster.
When she's not writing, Brittany is obsessing over celebrities, TV shows, movies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, gluten-free food and, of course, books! Brittany lives in NYC with her boyfriend and her two cats, Murray and Cohen.
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October 11, 2022
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Title: Stealing Greenwich by Brittany Geragotelis (The Infamous Frankie Lorde Book 1)
Genre: Middle Grade, Drama, Family
Rating: 5 Stars
The opening to the novel was interesting as we are introduced to Frankie whose father is one of the most infamous thief in modern history as he is begin caught and arrested which means she is being shipped off to live with her Uncle Scotty, who is also a police officer. The novel is told in journal entries which Frankie has to write for her mandatory therapy since she has been involved with a lot of her father’s heists and she isn’t happy about her current situation. Seeing Frankie meet her uncle for the first time in close to five years was awkward as you can imagine but we can also see how much her father’s lifestyle choices have impacted the way Frankie thinks and acts which isn’t right for a girl of her age. Her uncle Scotty is also shocked to see how much Frankie is like her father and how much he has influenced her and how much work he is going to have to do in order to undo some of the learning behaviours that Frankie has and this is going to be an interesting journey.
As we approach the ¼ mark in the novel, Frankie is set ground rules by her uncle that are far different than what she is used to but the thing she is worried about is attending school since she hasn’t really been before. Her uncle Scotty makes it clear that school is non-negotiable and that she has to attend and she is worried about her first day since being the new kid makes her stand out which goes against everything she knows. The second she gets to the school she catches the attention of a boy named Ollie and she does her best to avoid him despite him being nice to her, her first class is pretty easy for her since she has already read most of the books they are going to be studying that year. However, she asks a girl named Annabelle for directions to her next class and Ollie points out she was sending Frankie to the dumpsters and learns that dear old Annie is kind of a bully which is also something that Frankie doesn’t have experience with thanks to her semi-sheltered upbringing and I have a feeling Annie is going to make several appearances throughout the series as a bit of a mean girl.
As we cross the ¼ mark in the novel, things begin to get interesting when after school Frankie has to meet her uncle at the courthouse as he has been held up there. During her brief watching of the case she gets a lot of information from the people there, she learns that Mr. Miles is a dodgy landlord evicted tenants from unliveable properties because he can as he refuses to fix the issues with the places and even threatened to deport some of them. Frankie knows that despite the evidence the judge is going to rules in Miles favour and explains to her uncle that the judge is working with Miles and the evidence she spotted for this which her uncle is stunned by. However, when Frankie asks what they are going to do about it and Scott says nothing as that is the way the legal system works she is furious since these people are living is disgusting conditions. I have the feeling that Frankie is going to do something about it by investigating on her own, using her unique skills to find out what Miles is doing and get him convicted for good which is exactly what her father might have done in the same position but definitely not something that Scott will approve of as one of his rules is Frankie can’t do anything illegal.
As we approach the halfway mark in the novel, Frankie and Ollie are working together as she can’t see a way to continue with her plans without including the admittedly noisy Ollie. Despite this the pair seem to work well together despite Ollie knowing far less about heists than Frankie does and this does show at time. Together they pull a rough plan together, researching Miles’ assets although a lot of it is unknown and just general searching into his background before they decide that some more intense recon is needed to make their plan work especially since Frankie doesn’t know what she is going to steal from him yet or what kind of evidence she might need to look for to help her uncle. Watching Frankie slip back into her element as she puts together disguises and a plan for getting into Miles’ home was nice since it is obviously something she has been missing since her father was arrested and it helps that Ollie finds it fascinating and constantly praises Frankie for her technique. With all this laid out they are now ready to get into Miles’ home and figure out where the vault is, as this is where he supposedly keeps his most valuable items.
As we cross into the second half of the novel, Frankie has come up with the cover of a professional watch cleaning business and she knows from working with her dad that rich people can resist free stuff and it gets them into the house to Ollie’s amazement. Although it is a little unbelievable that someone so young could pull off things like this, it isn’t impossible given the fact she was trained from a young age by her father. Once inside, Frankie leaves Ollie cleaning the watches and on the lookout if anyone comes looking for them while she searches the house. Using her scrambler to keep the cameras temporarily out of action she searches the upper floor with no success and ends up stumbling across Miles’ office which is a reasonable place for his vault to be hidden. However, Miles enters the office forcing Frankie to hide under the desk and once he leaves she finds the vault is beneath the house and can be access through voice identification and fingerprint matching installed inside the desk before rushing back to Ollie. They manage to get away with no issues but now Frankie has to think about what is going to happen next.
As we approach the ¾ mark in the novel, Frankie have come up with a plan to get into Miles’ gala since Frankie stole an invitation from his office but there is a lot more work they need to do for the event in less than a week. Frankie begins teaching the basics of how to pickpocket someone and how he will be the key element of that, the distraction. Ollie isn’t pleased with this at first but when he sees Frankie in action and knows how vital the distraction is for the “trick” to work he is much more excited and that only increases when Frankie gives him the job of finding their outfits for the event. They do have a little hiccup when Scott invites Ollie for dinner and Frankie thinks he might slip up but he distracts Scott by asking inappropriate questions about the job eventually forcing Scott out of the house without much effort to Frankie’s surprise and delight. With less than 50 pages left in the novel, I am not sure we are going to see the heist through to its conclusion in this book but I am excited to see how it ends since I have really enjoyed the book so far.
As we cross into the final section of the novel, we get to see the gala and the heist come to its conclusion while I will admit there isn’t as much tension and drama as there would be if this was intended for an older audience it was amazing to read. Frankie and Ollie were an amazing duo to follow and a lot of humour comes from them but we also see some development in Frankie as a character. While she hasn’t left her life of crime behind she has changed from committing the crimes for her own selfish reasons to committing them to help other people, a real Robin Hood. The ending were she sends the footage of Miles’ tampering with the court case to the newspapers and the footage of the stolen art to the police was amazing and even though we don’t see Miles get arrested we can clearly assume he is going to get what he deserves because of Frankie. The synopsis for book two also sounds amazing and I can’t wait to see what kind of adventures Frankie and Ollie get up to in that. This was everything I wanted from a middle grade novel, fast paced, excited and really brought out the child in me.
Title: Stealing Greenwich by Brittany Geragotelis (The Infamous Frankie Lorde Book 1)
Genre: Middle Grade, Drama, Family
Rating: 5 Stars
The opening to the novel was interesting as we are introduced to Frankie whose father is one of the most infamous thief in modern history as he is begin caught and arrested which means she is being shipped off to live with her Uncle Scotty, who is also a police officer. The novel is told in journal entries which Frankie has to write for her mandatory therapy since she has been involved with a lot of her father’s heists and she isn’t happy about her current situation. Seeing Frankie meet her uncle for the first time in close to five years was awkward as you can imagine but we can also see how much her father’s lifestyle choices have impacted the way Frankie thinks and acts which isn’t right for a girl of her age. Her uncle Scotty is also shocked to see how much Frankie is like her father and how much he has influenced her and how much work he is going to have to do in order to undo some of the learning behaviours that Frankie has and this is going to be an interesting journey.
As we approach the ¼ mark in the novel, Frankie is set ground rules by her uncle that are far different than what she is used to but the thing she is worried about is attending school since she hasn’t really been before. Her uncle Scotty makes it clear that school is non-negotiable and that she has to attend and she is worried about her first day since being the new kid makes her stand out which goes against everything she knows. The second she gets to the school she catches the attention of a boy named Ollie and she does her best to avoid him despite him being nice to her, her first class is pretty easy for her since she has already read most of the books they are going to be studying that year. However, she asks a girl named Annabelle for directions to her next class and Ollie points out she was sending Frankie to the dumpsters and learns that dear old Annie is kind of a bully which is also something that Frankie doesn’t have experience with thanks to her semi-sheltered upbringing and I have a feeling Annie is going to make several appearances throughout the series as a bit of a mean girl.
As we cross the ¼ mark in the novel, things begin to get interesting when after school Frankie has to meet her uncle at the courthouse as he has been held up there. During her brief watching of the case she gets a lot of information from the people there, she learns that Mr. Miles is a dodgy landlord evicted tenants from unliveable properties because he can as he refuses to fix the issues with the places and even threatened to deport some of them. Frankie knows that despite the evidence the judge is going to rules in Miles favour and explains to her uncle that the judge is working with Miles and the evidence she spotted for this which her uncle is stunned by. However, when Frankie asks what they are going to do about it and Scott says nothing as that is the way the legal system works she is furious since these people are living is disgusting conditions. I have the feeling that Frankie is going to do something about it by investigating on her own, using her unique skills to find out what Miles is doing and get him convicted for good which is exactly what her father might have done in the same position but definitely not something that Scott will approve of as one of his rules is Frankie can’t do anything illegal.
As we approach the halfway mark in the novel, Frankie and Ollie are working together as she can’t see a way to continue with her plans without including the admittedly noisy Ollie. Despite this the pair seem to work well together despite Ollie knowing far less about heists than Frankie does and this does show at time. Together they pull a rough plan together, researching Miles’ assets although a lot of it is unknown and just general searching into his background before they decide that some more intense recon is needed to make their plan work especially since Frankie doesn’t know what she is going to steal from him yet or what kind of evidence she might need to look for to help her uncle. Watching Frankie slip back into her element as she puts together disguises and a plan for getting into Miles’ home was nice since it is obviously something she has been missing since her father was arrested and it helps that Ollie finds it fascinating and constantly praises Frankie for her technique. With all this laid out they are now ready to get into Miles’ home and figure out where the vault is, as this is where he supposedly keeps his most valuable items.
As we cross into the second half of the novel, Frankie has come up with the cover of a professional watch cleaning business and she knows from working with her dad that rich people can resist free stuff and it gets them into the house to Ollie’s amazement. Although it is a little unbelievable that someone so young could pull off things like this, it isn’t impossible given the fact she was trained from a young age by her father. Once inside, Frankie leaves Ollie cleaning the watches and on the lookout if anyone comes looking for them while she searches the house. Using her scrambler to keep the cameras temporarily out of action she searches the upper floor with no success and ends up stumbling across Miles’ office which is a reasonable place for his vault to be hidden. However, Miles enters the office forcing Frankie to hide under the desk and once he leaves she finds the vault is beneath the house and can be access through voice identification and fingerprint matching installed inside the desk before rushing back to Ollie. They manage to get away with no issues but now Frankie has to think about what is going to happen next.
As we approach the ¾ mark in the novel, Frankie have come up with a plan to get into Miles’ gala since Frankie stole an invitation from his office but there is a lot more work they need to do for the event in less than a week. Frankie begins teaching the basics of how to pickpocket someone and how he will be the key element of that, the distraction. Ollie isn’t pleased with this at first but when he sees Frankie in action and knows how vital the distraction is for the “trick” to work he is much more excited and that only increases when Frankie gives him the job of finding their outfits for the event. They do have a little hiccup when Scott invites Ollie for dinner and Frankie thinks he might slip up but he distracts Scott by asking inappropriate questions about the job eventually forcing Scott out of the house without much effort to Frankie’s surprise and delight. With less than 50 pages left in the novel, I am not sure we are going to see the heist through to its conclusion in this book but I am excited to see how it ends since I have really enjoyed the book so far.
As we cross into the final section of the novel, we get to see the gala and the heist come to its conclusion while I will admit there isn’t as much tension and drama as there would be if this was intended for an older audience it was amazing to read. Frankie and Ollie were an amazing duo to follow and a lot of humour comes from them but we also see some development in Frankie as a character. While she hasn’t left her life of crime behind she has changed from committing the crimes for her own selfish reasons to committing them to help other people, a real Robin Hood. The ending were she sends the footage of Miles’ tampering with the court case to the newspapers and the footage of the stolen art to the police was amazing and even though we don’t see Miles get arrested we can clearly assume he is going to get what he deserves because of Frankie. The synopsis for book two also sounds amazing and I can’t wait to see what kind of adventures Frankie and Ollie get up to in that. This was everything I wanted from a middle grade novel, fast paced, excited and really brought out the child in me.
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September 25, 2020
Looking for a middle grade heist novel? Stealing Greenwich is a whole lot of fun and Frankie Lorde might just be the heroine you are looking for. She’s smart, clever, very good at disguises and knows how to run a con. This is the first book in a new and exciting series. With a good moral understory to justify the heists, this is a fun story for middle-grade readers, perfect for fans of Ally Carter’s Heist Society and heist novels.
Frankie Lorde and her dad are a team, taking on heists all around the world. When her father is captured and jailed, Frankie is sent to live with her uncle. Her uncle who is a cop. He has just a few house rules, one of which is no illegal activity. For Frankie, the plan is to stay off everyone’s radar, survive middle school and wait until her dad is released. But when her uncle takes a case that seems horribly unfair, Frankie decides to do a bit of investigating. Maybe she can turn her skills to a good cause?
I really enjoyed this novel. It is clearly the first in a series and sets up what we need to know about Frankie. The heist action doesn’t start until much later in the story. I did like that, while Frankie and her dad steal for profit, the case Frankie takes on in Greenwich is for the greater good, with no personal gain for herself. It raises a point about morals - stealing from the rich to benefit the poor, stealing from someone who is corrupt, opens up some great points that would be perfect for discussion.
Frankie makes a friend after moving to Greenwich and he becomes her sidekick. At first, Frankie is reluctant to make friends, wanting to stay off everyone’s radar, but Ollie is persistent. He is also flamboyant - which annoys Frankie a bit - and into fashion, so they connect over a love of disguises and dress ups. Frankie must also decide where she stands when Ollie is continually bullied.
I’m looking forward to the continuation of this series and where it might go next, the heists that Frankie and Ollie will take on. I think our library’s Year 4-8 students are going to love this series and it will be a great addition to our mystery collection.
The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog Madison's Library
Frankie Lorde and her dad are a team, taking on heists all around the world. When her father is captured and jailed, Frankie is sent to live with her uncle. Her uncle who is a cop. He has just a few house rules, one of which is no illegal activity. For Frankie, the plan is to stay off everyone’s radar, survive middle school and wait until her dad is released. But when her uncle takes a case that seems horribly unfair, Frankie decides to do a bit of investigating. Maybe she can turn her skills to a good cause?
I really enjoyed this novel. It is clearly the first in a series and sets up what we need to know about Frankie. The heist action doesn’t start until much later in the story. I did like that, while Frankie and her dad steal for profit, the case Frankie takes on in Greenwich is for the greater good, with no personal gain for herself. It raises a point about morals - stealing from the rich to benefit the poor, stealing from someone who is corrupt, opens up some great points that would be perfect for discussion.
Frankie makes a friend after moving to Greenwich and he becomes her sidekick. At first, Frankie is reluctant to make friends, wanting to stay off everyone’s radar, but Ollie is persistent. He is also flamboyant - which annoys Frankie a bit - and into fashion, so they connect over a love of disguises and dress ups. Frankie must also decide where she stands when Ollie is continually bullied.
I’m looking forward to the continuation of this series and where it might go next, the heists that Frankie and Ollie will take on. I think our library’s Year 4-8 students are going to love this series and it will be a great addition to our mystery collection.
The publishers provided an advanced readers copy of this book for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own.
Find more reviews, reading age guides, content advisory, and recommendations on my blog Madison's Library
February 26, 2025
Gotta hand it to her, this girl's going places, but the jury's still out whether I'll be joining her...
July 27, 2021
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What a fun story “Stealing Greenwich” turned out to be! I’ve never read a middle-grade heist novel before, and this book was super fun!
Firstly, I loved how the author made the story adventurous and exciting yet light-hearted at the same time. The events that occur are thrilling, yet the characters are so endearing that they balanced perfectly with the plot. Some of my favorite moments in the story were when Frankie and Ollie go to scope Christian Miles’s house and what they find there. I laughed so much when Ollie talks to Mrs. Bailey.
Frankie is terrific in the lead. She is crafty, intelligent, confident, and not scared to try something new. I loved how conflicted her feelings are to do the right thing, even if her approach towards it is not. It was interesting to see how she managed with Uncle Scotty after working with her father for so long. Moreover, I loved her friendship with Ollie. Ollie is hilarious as the flamboyant sidekick, and I loved the snarky responses he gave her for coming relief.
The only criticism I had of the tale is how the author spent the first time setting up the characters and the storyline. The first half of the story is still fun, but it focuses on Frankie settling down. The actual heist action takes place only in the second half, which made the story memorable. Nevertheless, the entire book is entertaining and ends on a promising note.
Overall, “Stealing Greenwich” is an excellent start to “The Infamous Frankie Lorde” series, and I cannot wait to read the next installment.
March 12, 2021
With wit, cleverness, and tons of fun, this book is one middle grade readers, who dream of spys and cons, are sure to enjoy...and it has lots of heart.
Frankie has the best dad ever. He loves her oodles and bundles, and has only one rule: don't get caught. She loves her life with him until one day he breaks his own rule and is shipped off to prison. She ends up living with her uncle, a guy she doesn't know well because he's a cop. And there are rules as well as a therapist and a new school. She's more than not sure about the whole thing and until she discovers two things. One has to do with a way she thinks she can help the poorer students at school with her stealthy skills. The second involves a very, dangerous man. Both throw Frankie's world into a spin...one she might not survive.
This is such a well-written novel and hits the middle-grade voice on the nose. I liked Frankie from the very first page. She's low-keyish, although she's not. She's street smart and clever, has tons of self-respect but not arrogant, and is as independent as can be. And she has a heart of gold. It's just her life has been so different with her father, that she now has to discover a few truths, which didn't exist for her before. Add the wonderful spy moments and all the tricks that belong to it, and it is definitely fun.
As is maybe to be expected, there isn't much room for boredom in these pages but it's not really about action, either. Frankie's world is stealthy and clever, and the pacing in this book is exactly the same. Every moment sits and every page brings something new. It's a very hard book to put down and lets Frankie's thoughts come across clear and understandable. The things she does make sense...for the most part. There's still room for imagination and stretched logic, which works perfect in this type of novel even if some things aren't really realistic.
While there is a wonderfully awful bad guy to keep the tension high, Frankie is also battling with herself and the knowledge of the world around her. Although she's got a very good head on her shoulders, she has to re-learn and re-discover several truths of life around her. The lessons are hard and some will even leave readers with a little food for thought.
Frankie has the best dad ever. He loves her oodles and bundles, and has only one rule: don't get caught. She loves her life with him until one day he breaks his own rule and is shipped off to prison. She ends up living with her uncle, a guy she doesn't know well because he's a cop. And there are rules as well as a therapist and a new school. She's more than not sure about the whole thing and until she discovers two things. One has to do with a way she thinks she can help the poorer students at school with her stealthy skills. The second involves a very, dangerous man. Both throw Frankie's world into a spin...one she might not survive.
This is such a well-written novel and hits the middle-grade voice on the nose. I liked Frankie from the very first page. She's low-keyish, although she's not. She's street smart and clever, has tons of self-respect but not arrogant, and is as independent as can be. And she has a heart of gold. It's just her life has been so different with her father, that she now has to discover a few truths, which didn't exist for her before. Add the wonderful spy moments and all the tricks that belong to it, and it is definitely fun.
As is maybe to be expected, there isn't much room for boredom in these pages but it's not really about action, either. Frankie's world is stealthy and clever, and the pacing in this book is exactly the same. Every moment sits and every page brings something new. It's a very hard book to put down and lets Frankie's thoughts come across clear and understandable. The things she does make sense...for the most part. There's still room for imagination and stretched logic, which works perfect in this type of novel even if some things aren't really realistic.
While there is a wonderfully awful bad guy to keep the tension high, Frankie is also battling with herself and the knowledge of the world around her. Although she's got a very good head on her shoulders, she has to re-learn and re-discover several truths of life around her. The lessons are hard and some will even leave readers with a little food for thought.
November 8, 2020
Frankie & her father are professional thieves. Always on the move, constantly changing disguises, smart, wily, and cunning. But when the police finally catch up to them, Frankie has to move in with her uncle, a law abiding detective, of all things. When the law gets twisted and her uncle has to let an injustice slide, Frankie finds it a perfect opportunity to exercise her unique skills & maybe even find a new partner-friend in the process.
Read full review at: https://tbrnext.com/2020/11/10/the-in...
Frankie is a smart and funny kid, but a criminal has to hide her skills. Every instance in her life is another opportunity for Frankie to play her cons. Reading people, pickpocketing, blending in... Frankie turns every normal life activity into an act. Even going to school, viewed from her criminal lens, is an exciting and new experience.
While this is a book glorifying crime, for those who prefer more upright morals, be aware that even though Frankie operates on the gray side of the law, her intentions and actions are very justifiable. Sometimes, heroes can do better jobs without being hampered by the law. Sometimes, the law needs heroes who can operate outside its strict boundaries.
This book was fun. Any fan of Ocean's Eleven and the like (think crime & spy shows) will enjoy this read. I'd say this is for younger criminals at heart, but I'm an older fan and finished the book in one sitting. I'm glad to hear it's a series. I'm ready for Frankie's next big con.
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Read full review at: https://tbrnext.com/2020/11/10/the-in...
Frankie is a smart and funny kid, but a criminal has to hide her skills. Every instance in her life is another opportunity for Frankie to play her cons. Reading people, pickpocketing, blending in... Frankie turns every normal life activity into an act. Even going to school, viewed from her criminal lens, is an exciting and new experience.
While this is a book glorifying crime, for those who prefer more upright morals, be aware that even though Frankie operates on the gray side of the law, her intentions and actions are very justifiable. Sometimes, heroes can do better jobs without being hampered by the law. Sometimes, the law needs heroes who can operate outside its strict boundaries.
This book was fun. Any fan of Ocean's Eleven and the like (think crime & spy shows) will enjoy this read. I'd say this is for younger criminals at heart, but I'm an older fan and finished the book in one sitting. I'm glad to hear it's a series. I'm ready for Frankie's next big con.
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
May 27, 2021
The Lordes Taketh, Stealing Greenwich, a new series in the YA genre.
Frankie Lorde has a great dad. She loves him and he loves her. They are a team. A team of jewel thieves to be precise.
Learning from her dad has given her a skill set not every girl has. Like lock picking and spotting the cops or stealing valuable cars and jewels. But everything eventually must end and this ends with daddy in prison and Frankie sent to live with her uncle. The Cop. Now she has to learn a new set of life skills. How to fit in at middle school, how to act her age.
She is also living in the affluent town of Greenwich, which for her is like living in a candy store. She still sees the chasm between the haves and the have-nots and that gives her an idea… but will it be a good idea or a bad one?
This is the first in a new series that I know my 6th grader loved. Frankie is a cool character and we liked her a lot.
Frankie Lorde has a great dad. She loves him and he loves her. They are a team. A team of jewel thieves to be precise.
Learning from her dad has given her a skill set not every girl has. Like lock picking and spotting the cops or stealing valuable cars and jewels. But everything eventually must end and this ends with daddy in prison and Frankie sent to live with her uncle. The Cop. Now she has to learn a new set of life skills. How to fit in at middle school, how to act her age.
She is also living in the affluent town of Greenwich, which for her is like living in a candy store. She still sees the chasm between the haves and the have-nots and that gives her an idea… but will it be a good idea or a bad one?
This is the first in a new series that I know my 6th grader loved. Frankie is a cool character and we liked her a lot.
October 27, 2021
Entertaining, enjoyable, cute 🌞
After her dad’s case is court, Frankie has moved in with her uncle in a new town. She navigates her school, and a potential friend all while investigating a sketchy situation that might involve some conning…
This book was fun! Especially the last half. I enjoyed reading it because it was exciting but it didn’t have a deep character aspect. I couldn’t really connect with Frankie which bugged me. She was fine but not totally likable or endearing…
Overall, it was fun but not really memorable. It was cool to read a book with such a unique plot! I would recommend it if you like adventure and a lighthearted book 💛
After her dad’s case is court, Frankie has moved in with her uncle in a new town. She navigates her school, and a potential friend all while investigating a sketchy situation that might involve some conning…
This book was fun! Especially the last half. I enjoyed reading it because it was exciting but it didn’t have a deep character aspect. I couldn’t really connect with Frankie which bugged me. She was fine but not totally likable or endearing…
Overall, it was fun but not really memorable. It was cool to read a book with such a unique plot! I would recommend it if you like adventure and a lighthearted book 💛
November 14, 2021
I was really hoping to enjoy this a lot more than I did... Stealing Greenwich is the kind of book that has all the right ingredients (teen raised as a con artist, forced to live in small New York town), but it just didn't work. I found the characters frustrating, over-the-top, and underdeveloped... and the story line just never quite made sense.
It's a shame, as I was really hoping I'd found a great new MG mystery!
It's a shame, as I was really hoping I'd found a great new MG mystery!
January 9, 2026
There were just way too many unrealistic events that took place throughout the book, especially at the end. I can’t tell you how many times I rolled my eyes over things that would NEVER happen in real life.
August 19, 2020
Its been so long since I read a middle grade level book. It was cute! And I liked one of the characters..curious what she would do more for the series.
September 27, 2020
Thank you Holiday House for the free arc via edelweiss. The writing was so whitty. This was a quick and easy read. Love the whole good vs evil.
November 4, 2020
It was a fun and engaging read.
I love the style of writing, the humour and the unusual characters.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
I love the style of writing, the humour and the unusual characters.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
June 27, 2021
I love this book. I think it is a great book for mystery and thieving peeps. Thanks for making this book!
September 5, 2021
Girl, you know they had me at middle grade heist novel. I saw this described as an upper middle grade novel which interests me as a classification!
December 2, 2021
cute, warm, funny, and makes you go: “aha!” “ooh!” XD
January 27, 2022
Very middle grade and not enough plot depth for me, but I think kids would like it!
September 23, 2022
spy books r so good!!!
March 27, 2024
I loved it! It’s literally the only good book my teacher has. I really like the concept, and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series
November 2, 2020
5 out of 5 stars!
When I first received the email stating I'd won an ARC of The Infamous Frankie Lorde 1: Stealing Greenwich by Brittinay Geragotelis, I was over the moon. When I finally received the ARC (after two anxious months of throughly checking the mail for anything that resembled a book) I was even more thrilled. The concept had hooked me, was excited to see how it was executed. I dove into this book right away, and instantly I loved it. I don't read middle grade fiction that often, but something about this book really spoke to me. Just a side note, but this book was very easy to imagine. I also think this would be an AMAZING movie. I kind of want to write a screenplay for it. The characters in The Infamous Frankie Lorde: Stealing Greenwich were to my surprise, likeable. So often in fiction, characters come off as rude, selfish, and generally unlikable, but the characters in this book were great. I loved how it was super easy to relate to each and every character. I have to say, my favorite character is probably Ollie. I loved his personality! Frankie was super cool, too. She is a fierce female protagonist who isn't afraid to steal ahem, I mean stand up for a cause she thinks is right. I also enjoyed seeing all the spy tidbits she knew and flashbacks to past places she had been. The plot was very well thought out, and the pacing was excellent. My favorite part was when .The ending was so satisfying and cute! This was a fun mystery/feel good novel, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves middle grade and spy novels. I really hope this will be a series, because I would 100% read other books in Frankie's world. The book also left on a semi-cliffhanger and the listing in goodreads says 1, meaning there could be a book two? I don't know, but I will definitely be keeping a look out for future books. Based on this highly enjoyable read, I'll have to try some of the author's other novels. Can't wait for the rest of the world to read this in October!
When I first received the email stating I'd won an ARC of The Infamous Frankie Lorde 1: Stealing Greenwich by Brittinay Geragotelis, I was over the moon. When I finally received the ARC (after two anxious months of throughly checking the mail for anything that resembled a book) I was even more thrilled. The concept had hooked me, was excited to see how it was executed. I dove into this book right away, and instantly I loved it. I don't read middle grade fiction that often, but something about this book really spoke to me. Just a side note, but this book was very easy to imagine. I also think this would be an AMAZING movie. I kind of want to write a screenplay for it. The characters in The Infamous Frankie Lorde: Stealing Greenwich were to my surprise, likeable. So often in fiction, characters come off as rude, selfish, and generally unlikable, but the characters in this book were great. I loved how it was super easy to relate to each and every character. I have to say, my favorite character is probably Ollie. I loved his personality! Frankie was super cool, too. She is a fierce female protagonist who isn't afraid to
January 16, 2024
This book is ingrained into my memory from the amount of time I have re-read chapters of it. I love Frankie as a character. She is so cool and such a strong character as well. I enjoy the details of her knowing things older than her age because of the way her dad raised her. Her sophistication makes her such an interesting protagonist to follow. I even enjoyed parts told where she is a bit full of herself. Her heists, Ollie, and Uncle Scotty were all compelling and fun to watch. I do wish we got a break from Frankie's strong descriptions at times to see something a little less biased and maybe written how someone else would have seen it. She started to repeat herself a little. Nonetheless, a great book. I couldn't think of a better way to start this series ♡
November 14, 2021
The thrill and mystery of this novel was hilarious. Each move the characters made was critical to the big event in the end. The creativity of Frankie. The humor of Ollie. Brittany Geragotelis creates a compelling plot with fun characters, intriguing twists, and, of course, stunning fashion statements. This book is awesomely unique, as all mysterious books with a female con-artist as the protagonist are.
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