The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid

By: Colin Meloy

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

From the creator of the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles comes an original, humorous, and fast-paced middle grade novel about a band of child pickpockets—imagine The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets Oliver Twist.

It is an ordinary Tuesday morning in April when bored, lonely Charlie Fisher witnesses something incredible. Right before his eyes, in a busy square in Marseille, a group of pickpockets pulls off an amazing robbery. As the young bandits appear to melt into the crowd, Charlie realizes with a start that he himself was one of their marks.

Yet Charlie is less alarmed than intrigued. This is the most thrilling thing that’s happened to him since he came to France with his father, an American diplomat. So instead of reporting the thieves, Charlie defends one of their cannons, Amir, to the police, under one condition: he teach Charlie the tricks of the trade.

What starts off as a lesson on pinches, kicks, and chumps soon turns into an invitation for Charlie to join the secret world of the whiz mob, an international band of child thieves who trained at the mysterious School of Seven Bells. The whiz mob are independent and incredibly skilled and make their own way in the world—they are everything Charlie yearns to be. But what at first seemed like a (relatively) harmless new pastime draws him into a dangerous adventure with global stakes greater than he could have ever imagined.

Everything

I love this book so much now it’s one of my favorite books!! The narrators also amazing.

Thrilling

This book is amazing! The story is so compelling, the characterizations so rich. And Bronson Pinchot’s narration takes it over the top, adding all that much more depth and richness. A favorite!

Great storytelling of a great story

This is a great story. The descriptive writing really pulls you in, and the narrator does a wonderful job of making you want to come back for more. I’ve listened to this multiple times with my kids (8 years old), and honestly, I often listen to it without them!

Amazing Narration! Incredibly well written story!

Bronson Pinchot for the win-he makes this great story even that much more intriguing. We found ourselves not wanting to leave the car-waiting for what happens.
There’s a twist and it’s a good one. And we didn’t even see it coming.
The voices are so well done, the speed of narration perfect, the tone-all so good.
Colin Meloy, thank you for this amazing book, we need another one soon please! With Bronson Pinchot narrating!

Amazing narration! Great story!

Amazing narration, accents were fantastic and the story was really fun and unusual. We love Colin Meloy- Pinchot brought it to life!