Crookhaven: The School for Thieves

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Author
J.J. Arcanjo
Publisher
Hachette
Genre
Children’s Fiction
Released
28 February, 2023
ISBN
9781444965735

Crookhaven: The School for Thieves

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Synopsis

Recommended for ages 9+

An irresistible new series about chosen family, high-stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good.

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...

Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz.

Reviews

Mysterious and Unputdownable: Read an Extract from Crookhaven: The School for Thieves by J.J. Arcanjo

Review | Extract

27 March 2023

Mysterious and Unputdownable: Read an Extract from Crookhaven: The School for Thieves by J.J. Arcanjo

Thievery and Scheming Galore: Read Our Review of Crookhaven: The School for Thieves by J.J. Arcanjo

Review | Our Review

22 March 2023

Thievery and Scheming Galore: Read Our Review of Crookhaven: The School for Thieves by J.J. Arcanjo

J.J. Arcanjo
About the author

J.J. Arcanjo

J.J. Arcanjo is a half-Portuguese, half-English writer who grew up between the Algarve and Devon. He has a masters in Creative Writing and Publishing from City University, London, and currently works in the editorial department at Bloomsbury Publishing.

He spent the early years of his childhood in Portugal and when he moved to the UK learned English through reading - instilling the importance of books in him from a young age.

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