The Great

Food Bank Heist

Onjali Q. Raúf, Elisa Paganelli

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Barrington Stoke Ltd
01 July 2021

Poverty & unemployment; Crime & mystery fiction (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues; Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's&YA)

Written with great empathy and Raúf’s trademark humour, this moving story gives a child’s-eye view of the increasing problem of food poverty.

Written with great empathy and Rauf’s trademark humour, The Great (Food) Bank Heist is a moving story that gives a child’s-eye view of the increasing problem of food poverty.

On Thursdays, Nelson, Ashley and Mum head out to the bank. But not just any old bank – the food bank. With its shining tins and packets of food stacked from floor to ceiling, Nelson thinks it’s the best kind of bank there is. But there’s a thief in town, and the shelves of the food bank are getting emptier each day, leaving people hungrier than ever. For the sake of his family and everyone else’s, Nelson needs to make them stop. But can he and his friends really be the ones to catch the bank robber?

By: Onjali Q. Raúf
Illustrated by: Elisa Paganelli
Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 180g
ISBN: 9781781129623
ISBN 10: 1781129622
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 July 2021
Recommended Age: 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

ONJALI Q. RAUF is the bestselling and multi-award-winning children's author of titles including The Star Outside My Window, The Night Bus Hero, and the Blue Peter Book Award and Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winner The Boy at the Back of the Class. As well as writing children's books, Onjali is the founder of Making Herstory, an organisation helping to tackle the abuse and trafficking of women and girls in the UK and beyond. She is also the founder of O's Refugee Aid Team, which works to aid frontline refugee response teams in France, Greece and beyond.

Reviews for The Great (Food) Bank Heist

A typically accessible and empathy-filled contemporary story that takes a child's-eye look at the increasing problem of food poverty -- The Bookseller This is masterful and empathetic storytelling at its best ... Rauf gives a child's-eye view of food poverty, friendship and community spirit ... A great story set in a unique and modern setting that I would highly recommend -- INIS Delivers exactly what Onjali is famous for... great adventure with a very special message ... A brilliant read which I hope will highlight the issue to many and perhaps encourage greater understanding -- Independent Book Reviews We are so grateful to Onjali for writing this powerful book -- Emma Revie, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust A story that doesn't shy away from the real problems of low income families but also provides some humour and adventure at the same time ... great illustrations by Elisa Paganelli which give the book an extra dimension and bring the cast to life for the reader -- The Letterpress Project