{"product_id":"medici-heist-9781250907172","title":"Medici Heist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMedici Heist\u003c\/i\u003e is the most fun you'll ever have stealing from the Pope.\" --Britta Lundin, author of \u003ci\u003eShip It\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLike Other Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Caitlin Schneiderhan, writer on the hit show \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a clever YA debut featuring a sharp-witted teenage thief who leads a team of skilled misfits on a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom and revenge against a corrupt Pope in Renaissance Italy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere's nothing 'impossible' in this world. There are only things that very clever people have not done yet.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue and opulence, murder and betrayal. Seventeen-year-old conwoman Rosa Cellini arrives in the city the same day that the Medici Pope, Leo X, returns to take up the reins of power. This is not a coincidence. The new Pope is extorting a mountain of indulgence money from the people of Florence to bolster his power and standing, and Rosa has a plan to take it back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo pull off the Renaissance's greatest robbery, she'll recruit a team of specially-chosen, highly-skilled misfits: Sarra the tinkerer, Khalid the fighter, and Giacomo, the irrepressible master of disguise. To top it all off, and to smooth their entrance into the fortress-like Palazzo Medici, Rosa even enlists the reluctant help of the famed artist Michelangelo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as the authorities draw closer and the Medici's noose pulls tighter around the land, old secrets resurface and tensions in the group start to flare. What began as a robbery could be the key to saving the city itself--if Rosa and company don't destroy each other first. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning debut for Caitlin Schneiderhan. Weaving together a cast of loveable rogues, a richly detailed historical setting, and a cinematic thrill ride of a story, \u003ci\u003eMedici Heist\u003c\/i\u003e knocked us flat. Let's hope this is the first of many epic adventures for Rosa and her crew--because we need more!\" --the Duffer Brothers, creators of Netflix's \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250907172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Caitlin Schneiderhan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45483982946485,"sku":"9781250907172","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8140eabb-6c93-4b91-8b83-e769618d7d61.jpg?v=1749566045","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/medici-heist-9781250907172","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}