Watson, Jude.

Loot : how to steal a fortune / [book] - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press , 2014. - 266 p. ; 22 cm.

"On a foggy night in Amsterdam, a man falls from a rooftop to the wet pavement below. It's Alfie McQuinn, the notorious cat burglar, and he's dying. As sirens wail in the distance, Alfie manages to get out two last words to his young son, March: "Find jewels." But March learns that his father is not talking about a stash of loot. He's talking about Jules, the twin sister March never knew he had. No sooner than the two find each other, they're picked up by the police and sent to the world's worst orphanage. It's not prison, but it feels like it. March and Jules have no intention of staying put. They know their father's business inside and out, and they're tired of being pushed around. Just one good heist, and they'll live the life of riches and freedom most kids only dream about. Watch out! There are wild kids on the loose and a crime spree coming . . ."--From publisher.

Grades: 4-7. SLJ.

9780545468022 (hc.) 0545468027 (hc.) 9780545780506 0545780500

2014001218


Thieves--Juvenile fiction.
Jewelry--Juvenile fiction.
Twins--Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Juvenile fiction.
Robbers and outlaws--Fiction.
Jewelry--Fiction.
Twins--Fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.


Adventure fiction, Juvenile.

PZ7.W32755 / Lo 2014

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