From chapters.ca:
Fifteen- year- old Kat Bishop and her fellow talented teenagers work together to find and steal the "Cleopatra Emerald" from an unscrupulous dealer and return it to its rightful owner, while a former love of her Uncle Eddie tries to get the gem for herself.
Showing posts with label Criminal Mastermind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Criminal Mastermind. Show all posts
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
From chapters.ca:
Fifteen- year- old Kat Bishop and her fellow talented teenagers work together to find and steal the "Cleopatra Emerald" from an unscrupulous dealer and return it to its rightful owner, while a former love of her Uncle Eddie tries to get the gem for herself.
Labels:
* Recommended,
Age 12+,
Criminal Mastermind,
Series
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Heist Society by Ally Carter
From chapters.ca:When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre... to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria... to steal the crown jewels. 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. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected. Soon, Kat's friend and former co- conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has good reason: a powerful mobster's art collection has been stolen, and he wants it returned. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat's dad needs her help. For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. 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 (very crooked) history - and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way.
Labels:
* Recommended,
Age 12+,
Criminal Mastermind,
Series
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley, illustrated by Ethen Beavers
From chapters.ca:NERDS combines all the excitement of international espionage with all the awkwardness of elementary school, and the results are hilarious. A group of unpopular fifth graders run a spy network from inside their school. With the help of cutting- edge science, they transform their nerdy qualities into incredible abilities! Their enemies? An array of James Bond- style villains, each with an evil plan more diabolical and more ridiculous than the last. Publishers Weekly raved: "Buckley has a flair for exaggerated humor." School Library Journal said: "Funny, clever, and thoroughly entertaining."
Labels:
Age 9-12,
Bullies,
Comedy,
Criminal Mastermind,
Series,
Single/Absent/Missing Parent,
Spies
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart

Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before. Filled with page- turning action and mind- bending brain teasers, this wildly inventive journey is sure to delight.
Labels:
Adventure,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Friendship,
Series,
Spies
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
From chapters.ca:Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world's greatest teenage criminal mastermind? Captain Holly Short is unconvinced, and discovers that Artemis is suffering from Atlantis Complex, a psychosis common among guilt- ridden fairies - not humans - and most likely triggered by Artemis's dabbling with fairy magic. Symptoms include obsessive- compulsive behavior, paranoia, multiple personality disorder and, in extreme cases, embarrassing professions of love to a certain feisty LEPrecon fairy. Unfortunately, Atlantis Complex has struck at the worst possible time. A deadly foe from Holly's past is intent on destroying the actual city of Atlantis. Can Artemis escape the confines of his mind - and the grips of a giant squid - in time to save the underwater metropolis and its fairy inhabitants?
Labels:
Adventure,
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Dwarfs,
Fairies,
Fantasy,
Ireland,
Magic,
Series
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident: The Graphic Novel adapted by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano anad Paolo Lamanna
From chapters.ca:Since the release of Artemis Fowl in 2001, Eoin Colfer's blockbuster series has sold more than eight million copies in the United States alone. Now, in this second graphic novel installment of the series, fans can follow along as the world's youngest criminal mastermind rushes to save a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya: his own father. Eoin Colfer has once again teamed up with acclaimed comic writer Andrew Donkin to adapt the text for this action- packed, brilliantly illustrated adventure in the Artemis Fowl series.
Labels:
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Elves,
Fairies,
Fantasy,
Graphic Novel/Comic,
Ireland,
Magic,
Series
Monday, November 30, 2009
Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks
From chapters.ca:Now that the Axis Institute has been blown up and his probable real father is in jail, Cadel Piggot's stuck in foster care. That is, until billionaire Rex Austin - founder of the Genius Squad, a private vigilante group who would attack the Darkkon Empire - requests that Cadel and Sonja join the squad. Genius Squad operates under a front: Clearview House, a safe haven for troubled and needy kids. But Clearview turns out not to be so safe when Prosper English (a.k.a. Thaddeus Roth - mentor, teacher, madman) escapes prison and comes after Cadel.
Labels:
123s,
Adventure,
Australia,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind
Saturday, March 28, 2009
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
From chapters.ca:The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search - a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that while he was preparing the kids' adventure, he stepped right into a trap orchestrated by his evil twin Mr. Curtain.
With only one week to find a captured Mr. Benedict, the gifted foursome faces their greatest challenge of all--a challenge that will reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the first place and will require them to fight for the very namesake that united them.
Labels:
* Recommended,
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Series,
Spies
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
From chapters.ca:"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enrol to take a series of mysterious, mind- bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end, just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all?
Welcome to the Mysterious Benedict Society.
Labels:
* Favourites,
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Series,
Spies
Monday, October 06, 2008
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
From chapters.ca:Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he’s fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, misinformation, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he’s a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies for the first time. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot?
Labels:
* Recommended,
Age 12+,
Australia,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
School
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
From chapters.ca:Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease - and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.
This latest book in the Artemis Fowl series is much less compelling than the other Fowl books. I found it too contrived.
Labels:
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Dwarfs,
Fairies,
Fantasy,
Ireland,
Magic,
Series,
Time Travel
Friday, August 29, 2008
The Artemmis Fowl Files by Eoin Colfer
From chapters.ca:Two original short stories, plus puzzles, interviews with characters, and other writings that unlock secrets of the Artemis Fowl books, which feature a twelve-year-old evil genius and his dealings with fairies and other magical beings.
Labels:
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Elves,
Fairies,
Fantasy,
Ireland,
Magic,
Series
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Artemis Fowl the Graphic Novel adapted by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin
For fans of the Artemis Fowl books, the first volume is now out in graphic novel form.
Labels:
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Elves,
Fairies,
Fantasy,
Graphic Novel/Comic,
Ireland,
Magic,
Series
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Eoin Colfer begins his series with young Artemis Fowl, a child genius and criminal mastermind and his plan to kidnap a member of "the fair folk" and ransom him/her for fairy gold.
An excellent series for both girls and boys
Labels:
* Favourites,
Age 7-9,
Books for Boys,
Criminal Mastermind,
Elves,
Fairies,
Fantasy,
Ireland,
Magic,
Series
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