The Robber and Me by Josef Holub

I found this book at the Goodwill and the synopsis on the back made it sound really good.  However, this book was translated from German.  I had trouble believing that this book was written in 1997, it seemed much older!  The reviews I read on Amazon were good, but I thought it had too many German terms, town names, etc. and a couple of awkard scenes for kids to actually like it.  I did finish it, but I would not recommend it for young boys who are the target audience for this book.  Rats!  I'll have to keep on looking for books boys will enjoy!