Crookhaven: The School for Thieves

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But the impossible has never stopped Gabriel's crew before, especially not when there's something at the heart of the maze that they all desperately want. I really enjoyed the point system and the break-in challenge and these added extra layers to the novel. With its Robin Hood vibes, themes of family and friendship, and exploration of what it really means to do good, Crookhaven is a thrilling, escapist adventure full of secrets and skulduggery, and with an imaginative power that marks out an exciting and empathetic new voice in children's fiction. But instead of being arrested, he is invited by the mysterious Caspian Crook to attend Crookhaven - a school for thieves.

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But instead of being arrested, he is invited by the mysterious Caspian Crook to attend Crookhaven – a school for thieves. The first book in the ‘criminally good’ Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to rights. We are a home for the forgotten, a sanctuary for the lost and … yes, a training ground for the greatest crooks of the future. I particularly liked how up-to-date technology such as drones, security systems and hacking mingled with timeless pickpocketing and forgery.I wrote and read from a young age, split between an urban suburb in the West Midlands and the coastal wilderness of West Cornwall. The first book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to rights.

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But when, one day, he his caught by Caspian Crook, he is invited to join the secretive school of Crookhaven. We are so much more than that," Caspian said, sitting in a plush leather chair and gesturing for Gabriel to sit in a similar one across the table.

We are so much more than that, Caspian said, sitting in a plush leather chair and gesturing for Gabriel to sit in a similar one across the table. 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. An irresistible new series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. With skilled writing and a premise akin to Robin Hood, it poses thought-provoking questions about morality and offers a contemporary insight into criminal activity. We are so much more than that,” Caspian said, sitting in a plush leather chair and gesturing for Gabriel to sit in a similar one across the table.