From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime, adventure, and horses in the streets of 19th century New York City.
Rocco embraces his new life of crime--he\'s good at it, and it.
While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits\' Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing.
Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he\'s sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents.
From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime, adventure, and horses in the streets of 19th century New York City