Medici Heist

Ages 13 to 18

A sharp-witted teenage thief leads a team of skilled misfits in a dangerous and daring heist for fortune, freedom, and revenge against a corrupt pope in Renaissance Italy in this dazzling new YA debut.

Welcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue, opulence, and betrayal. Seventeen-year-old conwoman Rosa Cellini enters the city the same day as the corrupt Medici pope, Leo X. This is not a coincidence. The new pope is extorting a mountain of indulgence money from the people of Florence, and Rosa has a plan to take it back.

To pull off the Renaissance’s greatest robbery, she’ll recruit a team of highly skilled misfits: Sarra the tinkerer, Khalid the fighter, Giacomo the master of disguise, and to smooth their entrance into the fortresslike Palazzo Medici, the famed artist Michelangelo.

But as the Medici’s noose pulls tighter, old secrets surface and tensions start to flare. This robbery could be the key to saving the city—if Rosa and company don’t destroy each other first.

About the Author

Caitlin Schneiderhan is a TV writer and novelist, whose work can be seen on Netflix's hit show Stranger Things. She hatched from a cocoon of Terry Pratchett novels when she was 13 years old, and her love of fun, genre-focused storytelling runs deep. Originally hailing from Silver Spring, Maryland, Caitlin now resides in Los Angeles. She still has a full shelf of Terry Pratchett paperbacks.