Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Ratings Explanation

Language: The term “sucks” is used.

Sexual Content: Kat walks into a room where Hale is in bed.   He says, “I could be naked in here.”  Several references are made to skirts being too short and lots of leg showing.  There is a section where the kids talk about Kat’s boobs.  “When did you get boobs?”  “Those boobs are new.”  A boy tries to touch her boobs and Kat hits his hand away.  Nick kisses Kat.  “Neither Bugshaw even tried to look down her shirt.”

Synopsis

Kat’s world is a world of thievery and lies.  It’s a family thing.  In an attempt to escape and lead a more normal life, she enrolls in a private school.  The world she tried to leave pulls her back as she tries to save her dad who has been wrongly accused of stealing valuable and rare artwork.   Kat’s only option is to track down the artwork and steal it back.  An impossible task is put in front of her, one only a masterful thief can accomplish.  In two weeks, with the help of her friends, she must pull off the biggest heist ever.

I enjoyed reading this book.  It was fluffy fun, nothing too deep.  It didn’t cause me to sit back and think and it didn’t evoke much emotion.  But, it was light, easy reading and that is nice to have every now and then.  This book had a sort of Robin Hood feel to it as Kat steals from the thief to give back to those who lost it.  (A couple thefts ago…)  I’m not sure this is 6th grade reading material.  I would keep this book in the high school range.