There were a few times I thought the book a little dull, and thus only 3 stars, but I like it enough to look out for when the 2nd book in the series comes out. Zudem hat mir gefallen, was die fünf Freunde ihre individuellen Fähigkeiten haben, durch die sie sich als Gruppe wunderbar ergänzen.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. La société des voleurs est régie via un système hiérarchique bien huilé où forcément des personnes mal intentionnées sévissent. Mit ihm ist dem Autor ein vielschichtiger Protagonist gelungen, der seine Ecken, Kanten, Stärken und Schwächen hat. He lives with his grandma, who isn’t really his grandma but took him in as a baby when his parents abandoned him in the swanky hotel where she was a maid, and money is short. 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.

Tout aussi bien que le premier tome <3 vraiment, c'est une série qui rentre dans mon top 3 de mes séries jeunesse préférées ! J'étais plus que ravie de retrouver ce petit groupe si attachant, plein d'amour, de bienveillance et d'humour. Given the plethora of boarding school books out there, I know it's not easy to create a unique world and the tropes can be overdone, but this series totally nails it.

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. An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. The messages don't always hit – the story starts by implying Gabriel has had a tough time as a Hispanic(? Each student comes to Crookhaven with their own set of skills and there is some division between those who gain entry as Merits and the Legacies, but the students all have something in common. It's Gabriel's second year at Crookhaven School for Thieves and he teams up with Penelope Crook, the headmaster’s daughter who strives to be good at everything, Ade and Ede Okoro, light-hearted tech experts, and Amira Dhawan, a kind Muslim girl with skills in gymnastics and swimming.Well, the kids in this book are going to be so good at their thievery that they'll never get caught - however, they are also being trained to only work for good: "You have not been chosen to attend this infamous school solely for your crooked talents; you have been chose because of what you were doing with your talents when we found you.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.The key character is a nice boy who was brought up by his grandmother and who pickpocketed to give them a little food. I've always loved the boarding school scenario from my first adventures at Mallory Towers to Hogwarts so I was excited to visit Crookhaven - a secret school for crooks. The second 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 right. Jonkin verran aika tuttuja nuorten kirjojen juonen käänteitä, mutta viihdyin silti hyvin tämän vaudikkaan sarjan avausosan parissa.