Three-quarters of the senior class were already well on their way to being early-accepted to the Ivy League. Oh, its grounds were still perfectly manicured. But no matter the theory, no one could deny that, recently, life at the Colgan School was different. Others cited newfangled liberal ideals and a general decline in the respect for elders worldwide. Some members of its alumni association blamed the decision to admit girls. No one knew for certain when the trouble started at the Colgan School. “…a thoroughly enjoyable, cinema-ready adventure.” “This irresistible light-fingered fairy tale is elevated by glamour and mystery… Heist Society mixes classic elements of the adolescent bildungsroman into a high-stakes escapade.” “With a smart and stealthy heroine who should appeal to Gallagher Girls fans, Carter’s story is fast-paced and popcorn-ready.” So what if it’s a spectacularly impossible job? She’s got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family’s history–and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat’s dad needs her help.įor Kat, there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat’s father isn’t just on the suspect list, he is the list. But he has a good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Soon, Kat’s friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring Kat back into the world she tried so hard to escape.

Unfortunately, leaving “the life” for a normal life proves harder than she’d expected. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own-scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it.įor her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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