Loot

Loot:  How to Steal a Fortune   by Jude Watson

Being the only son of a famous thief has made March's life anything but normal. The only school he has ever attended has been the school of Alfie McQuin, notorious international jewel thief. But on a foggy night in Amsterdam, as he watches his father fall from a rooftop, March's life is about to take a major turn, one that he could never have predicted.

Thirteen years old and all alone, he does what any good thief's son would do, March heads back to their tiny apartment and prepares to move on before he is caught. With his dying father's last words of, "Find Jewels", along with a book, a list of "odd" names, and a random business card with his dad's handwriting on it, March decides to solve the mystery his dad has left him. He soon discovers that his dad had a few secrets he had never shared with his only son. The more March unravels, the more dangerous his life becomes.

This book is in the Intermediate Section of our library. It is a fun, clean adventure that I think most pre-teen and early teenagers would enjoy.