The Vanishing Orphans of Alvanor

“A magnificent adventure from first page to last.” —Peter Burns, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Thieves

A young thief risks everything to save her friends when a sinister force begins hunting orphans in this “mysterious and enchanting” (Kirkus Reviews) Dickensian steampunk middle grade fantasy.

Bandit Brambleton is one of the many orphans of Alvanor. After the Shattering—when the country lost the magics that helped it prosper—children with no parents or home or papers be...