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"The Naming of Florrie (no email)"
by J.M. Carr
A female Fagin and her two charges in 1930s London
A Wonder Girls Prequel set in 1935
# Historical Fiction
# Middle Grade
# Coming of Age
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Baby and her sister, Fingers, are cared for by an old lady called Moll. Baby and Fingers love more Moll more than any mother. They sleep in a barrel on the docks and pick pockets to survive. In 'The Naming of Florrie', a lascar with red teeth, a toff with a coin stuck on the end of his cane and two missing sisters set Baby on course that will, ultimately, lead her to her destiny.