Shadow Thieves

** OVERALL WINNER OF THE BARNES & NOBLE CHILDRENâS AND YA BOOK PRIZE 2026 (published in the US as SCHOOL FOR THIEVES)**

âTop marksâ Observer

"Utterly fabulousâ ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG

âThe real thingâ MICHAEL GRANT

âA thrilling read!â JONATHAN STROUD

âA must!â Daily Mail

âPropulsive pacing and action packed plottingâ Publishersâ Weekly starred review

** ONE OF AMAZONâS TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2025!**

SKANDAR MEETS OLIVER TWIST IN THIS BLOCKBUSTING NEW MIDDLE GRADE ADVENTURE SERIES!

13-year-old Tom Morgan and his friends live on the streets of an alternate London, shining shoes and picking pockets â" until one day Tomâs friends are caught and sent to a brutal workhouse.

Frantic and without a way to save them, Tom bumps into the mysterious Corsair, who offers him an opportunity to train at an elite international boarding school for thieves. Seeing a glimmer of hope, Tom lets himself be whisked away to the snowy Alps in a zeppelin. Swept into a thrilling world of danger and intrigue, the more secrets he learns about the Shadow League, the harder it becomes for Tom to leave. But there are dark forces at work and real danger is comingâ¦

Can Tom save his fellow pupils from disaster â" and ever be able to get home again to rescue his friends?

Get ready for the stunning debut in what is guaranteed to become every readerâs favourite new series! Heart-pounding adventure, thrilling heists, remote boarding schools full of ancient secrets waiting to be discovered and much much moreâ¦

Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson!

• secret boarding school
• high stakes action
• alternative history
• complicated heists
• secret plots

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