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. J'étais plus que ravie de retrouver ce petit groupe si attachant, plein d'amour, de bienveillance et d'humour.

Crookhaven is a school where you wouldn’t be expelled for stealing the answers to the exams, in fact you would be given a A+ if you managed without being spotted. I have not yet read the first book in this series, but that did not take away from my enjoyment and understanding of Book 2. 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. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.Bardzo fajna książka to była, czułam się jakby czytała o hogwarcie ale do przestępców - gabriel był niczym jak połączenie Remusa z all the young dudes, bliźniaki to bliźniaki. I sit on the National Executive Committee for the Federation of Children’s Book Groups and run an OU/UKLA Teachers as Readers group! 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. The messages don't always hit – the story starts by implying Gabriel has had a tough time as a Hispanic(?

An orphan with special talents and a hidden destiny finds himself summoned to an elite school where he makes close friends and begins to learn about his secret past… We might have been here before but this school for criminals is very appealing indeed and not since the screen version of Oliver Twist has pickpocketing seemed such an attractive art. 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). There are several other characters as well that are a lot of fun, Villette Harkness the rival, Gabriel's sweet grandmother, and plucky new character Val. Those of you who we found stealing were not stealing out of greed, but to survive or to give your loved ones a better life. As someone who never knew regular meals, this is something he doesn’t take for granted and he fills quickly.Schule der Meisterdiebe ist eine klassische Geschichte von Internat, Mut, und Freundschaft—mit dem Twist, dass alle Schüler:innen Gauner sind. Ich habe ihn gerne auf diese ungewöhnliche Schule begleitet und bin durchaus neugierig wie sein Abenteuer weiter geht. Ich fand das Unterschied zwischen Meriten und Legaten ganz komisch—ein Punkt von der Geschichte, aber immer noch traurig, wenn nicht nur die Schüler:innen sondern auch die Lehrer:innen einen Unterschied sehen, machen, verstärken. Dort werden aber nicht Gauner im klassischen Sinne ausgebildet, sondern moderne Robin Hoods, die Verbrechen begehen, um Unrecht wieder gutzumachen. To survive, he picks pockets, but when he picks the pocket of Caspian Crook, he is invited to Crookhaven, a boarding school for budding thieves who use their skills for good.

Gabriel is a talented pickpocket, only taking what he needs to help his Grandma who has raised him in the absence of his parents. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . There's also a heavier focus on the school aspect and less on the adventure and mystery, which wasn't my personal cup of tea, but I can see there being more depth to the series as more books come out.

I loved so much about this book, the school itself was like Hogwarts but without the magic and instead the kids were given lessons in crimnastics, forgery, lock picking and gardening.