How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank
Tom Mitchell

A life of crime – how hard can it be? A funny, filmic and fast-paced crime-caper.When fifteen-year-old Dylan accidentally burns down the house of the girl he’s trying to impress, he feels that only a bold gesture can make it up to her. A gesture like robbing a bank to pay for her new home. Only an unwanted Saturday job, a tyrannical bank manager, and his unfinished history homework lie between Dylan and the heist of century. And really, what’s the worst that could happen?A funny, filmic and ill-advised crime caper.

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2019

Published in this ebook edition in 2019

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Source ISBN: 9780008276508

Ebook Edition © March 2019 ISBN: 9780008276515

Version: 2019-01-03

To Jacob, Dylan and Nicky

Contents

Cover (#ue62d750b-174b-5157-9d4d-96a32c1e4034)

Title Page (#u6ccf87cd-afe8-5f8b-b62c-2a7c0e94583f)

Copyright (#ub03db49d-d905-5ccf-be74-8fc8e8f3d435)

Dedication (#u50c30663-7313-55f0-9554-87f99cb79c22)

Part 1 (#u90ea4d40-ee29-52f6-8074-a287532ff541)

Chapter 1: Identify Your Justification: Why Bother? (#u6c6f3a65-9d60-54f0-b740-cb5da8f1d813)

Chapter 2: Exercise Caution Around Naked Flames (#u2dc63396-3766-5ce8-b3a8-dbcb83df6708)

Chapter 3: Remember: There’s No ‘I’ in ‘Team’ But There is in ‘Win’ (#u03ba7751-5454-5e73-97ca-1bdd6c55c202)

Chapter 4: Does Robbing a Bank Suit Your Needs? (#u7e88441d-1f9e-56fc-a5a6-2025837534a6)

Chapter 5: There’s Such a Thing as Being Over-prepared (#u1725b457-e0dd-57a8-9630-1b6508422c9b)

Chapter 6: Ensure Your Target Ticks All the Boxes (#u7a590762-b010-5eec-a3f6-98f2dccc0485)

Chapter 7: Anything That Can Go Wrong, Will Go Wrong (#u4ddd22a5-7f1e-5f21-8158-743be212ea79)

Chapter 8: Be Prepared to Use Your Imagination (#u5ef3d138-6b90-5018-baed-0140da865185)

Chapter 9: ‘Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No Matter. Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better.’ Samuel Beckett (#u922cf1cb-bafe-5b73-967e-f52523b22f2c)

Chapter 10: Use Technology to Your Advantage (#u7024ab2c-8de1-5ecc-802a-cd987311cc2b)

Chapter 11: Do Your Best to Avoid Violence (#ued317968-d669-5f19-a624-b48ab755afff)

Chapter 12: Get Your Hands Dirty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13: Robbing a Bank is Like Riding a Horse (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14: Trust Nobody (#litres_trial_promo)

Part 2 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15: Remain Focused, No Matter What (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16: Do Your Homework (Scout the Location) (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17: Short-term Pain for Long-term Gain (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18: Nothing is Free, Not Even Stolen Money (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19: A Good Thief is a Good Actor (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20: Take Care of the Present and the Future Will Look After Itself (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 21: Remember: Everybody Makes Mistakes (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 22: Breaking the Law Isn’t Fun (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 23: Avoid Mixing Business with Pleasure (#litres_trial_promo)