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After traveling from her home planet to Ouris and sneaking into the imperial ball to steal from the galactic elite, expert thief Cass is framed for the unexpected death of the emperor, and must work together with a mysterious rebel to uncover the true plot and clear her name.
4) Heists
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Highlights a variety of heists, including those involving art, jewels, and cash. Includes timelines, a text-related quiz, a glossary, and color photographs.
5) The reader
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"Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered"--Provided by publisher.
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In the kingdom of Eire, banshees chill the air, and water-wights lurk in the rivers. But magic is outlawed by the king, and jealously hoarded by his Druid priests. Neve is the youngest daughter of the king, and Ronan is a Druid's apprentice turned thief, making a living by selling stolen spells. They should be enemies, but their shared hatred of the Druids--and a dark magic that has marked them both--makes them unlikely, if uneasy, allies. When Eire...
7) Illusive
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"After a vaccine accidentally creates superpowers in a small percentage of the population, seventeen-year-old Ciere, an illusionist, teams up with a group of fellow high-class, super-powered thieves to steal the vaccine's formula while staying one step ahead of mobsters and deadly government agents"--
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"No matter how different best friends Adelle and Connie are, one thing they’ve always had in common is their love of a little-known gothic romance novel called Moira. So when the girls are tempted by a mysterious man to enter the world of the book, they hardly suspect it will work. But suddenly they are in the world of Moira, living among characters they’ve obsessed about for years. Except…all is not how they remembered it. The world has been...
11) Nameless queen
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In the city of Seriden, the thief called Coin is Nameless -- she has no family, no legal rights, and no standing in society -- but she inherits the throne and the power and danger that come with it.
12) Oliver Twist
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A graphic novel retelling of Dickens's tale about an orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
13) The orphan king
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"In a retelling of the Arthurian legends that upends the traditional notions of birthright, a young prince is orphaned during his training and now must fight his way back home with the help of a band of outlaws."--
14) Running the risk
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Sean, the victim of a hold-up, finds he likes the thrill of danger and his risk-taking leads him to a bad part of town where he comes into dangerous contact with the original armed robbers.
15) Julia desaparece
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Julia has the ability to go unnoticed whenever she wishes, which comes in handy since she's a thief and spy, but it could also get her in trouble since Spira City has banned all forms of magic. Recently, Julia has been hired to infiltrate Mrs. Och's grand house, report on the odd characters there, and uncover the suspicious deals made behind its closed doors. However, nothing could prepare Julia for what she discovers there, especially when she realizes...
16) Starcrossed
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In a kingdom dominated by religious intolerance, sixteen-year-old Digger, a street thief, has always avoided attention, but when she learns that her friends are plotting against the throne she must decide whether to join them or turn them in.