Crookhaven : the school for thieves / J.J. Arcanjo.
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TextSeries: Arcanjo, J. J. Crookhaven ; 1.Publisher: London : Hodder Children's Books, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 323 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444965735Other title: School for thievesSubject(s): Schools -- Juvenile fiction | Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction | Thieves -- Juvenile fiction | Criminals -- Juvenile fiction | Teenagers -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. DDC classification: 823.92 Summary: 13-year-old Gabriel is a brilliant pickpocket, a skill which he uses to keep his often empty belly not quite so empty. And then one day, he's caught. But instead of being arrested, he is invited by the mysterious Caspian Crook to attend Crookhaven, a school for thieves. At Crookhaven, students are trained in lock-picking, forgery and 'crim-nastics', all with the intention of doing good out in the world, by conning the bad and giving back to the innocent. But can you ever really trust a thief? With a school wide competition to be crowned Top Crook and many mysteries to uncover, Gabriel's first year at Crookhaven will be one to remember.
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Pre-adolescent.
13-year-old Gabriel is a brilliant pickpocket, a skill which he uses to keep his often empty belly not quite so empty. And then one day, he's caught. But instead of being arrested, he is invited by the mysterious Caspian Crook to attend Crookhaven, a school for thieves. At Crookhaven, students are trained in lock-picking, forgery and 'crim-nastics', all with the intention of doing good out in the world, by conning the bad and giving back to the innocent. But can you ever really trust a thief? With a school wide competition to be crowned Top Crook and many mysteries to uncover, Gabriel's first year at Crookhaven will be one to remember.
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