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The School for Thieves
By Peter Burns
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A resourceful young pickpocket named Tom is invited to a prestigious boarding school of thievery and tricks in the snowy Alps. But nothing is as it seems in the Shadow League as Tom races to uncover its dark secrets in this edge-of-your-seat adventure.
A New York Times bestseller
Winner of the Barnes & Noble Children’s and YA Book Award
A young pickpocket gets recruited into an elite group of thieves in this “page-turning, edge-of-the-seat” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) upper middle grade boarding school adventure full of heists, danger, and secret plots perfect for fans of Spy School and Keeper of the Lost Cities.
Tom Morgan’s life on the streets of London consists of shining shoes, picking pockets, and keeping his group of street k...
Winner of the Barnes & Noble Children’s and YA Book Award
A young pickpocket gets recruited into an elite group of thieves in this “page-turning, edge-of-the-seat” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) upper middle grade boarding school adventure full of heists, danger, and secret plots perfect for fans of Spy School and Keeper of the Lost Cities.
Tom Morgan’s life on the streets of London consists of shining shoes, picking pockets, and keeping his group of street k...
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