I've often looked at the cover of
The Bamboozlers, by Michael de Guzman, and thought, what 11-year-old boy could resist this? It's got cash, a gangster-looking grandfather, a boy in a 3-piece suit, and a tiny dog. (It's actually a tiny 3-legged dog, but you can't tell on the cover.) Happily, this is an occasion when the inside of the book matches the outside (or vice-versa), and I don't know why it took me so long to read this kid-friendly heist story.
