Heavenly pursuers

France, the end of the 18th century. Queen Maria Antoinette shines in the palaces, and in the small southern town the girl of Magpie is recognized as the queen of thieves. She willingly undertake an unusual order - to steal a casket from a rich house, and unexpectedly she has a chance to change her life. Acquaintance with the inventors of the balloon gives her a dream that is destined to come true.
The story of the first steps of the airflow entered the top 10 Amazon UK, became the winner of the Chicken House publishing house and was rightfully declared the flagship of the children"s literature exhibition in Bologna. Emma Carroll is the author of novels nominated for the Carnegie Medal and included in the list of best -selling books for children.
For secondary school age