The Eccentric Bookshelf

Tag: Colin Meloy

  • The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid by Colin Meloy

    —

    by

    Remi
    in

    The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid is a whimsical novel by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis set in Paris, 1961. Twelve-year-old Charlie Fisher, a newcomer to the city, finds himself immersed in the world of the Whiz Mob of Paris, a secret society of child pickpockets. As Charlie learns the art of pickpocketing and…