Sting
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2016 · Est. 8 hour read

Sting

By Jude Watson

Book #2 in the Loot series

Twins must steal cursed sapphires to escape a deadly heist gone wrong.

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272 pages· 57,112 words· Est. 8 hour read
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Twelve-year-old March McQuin and his twin sister, Jules, are cat burglars caught in a dangerous game. After a heist goes awry, they escape with a cursed sapphire, drawing the attention of Interpol, the FBI, and ruthless criminals. To break the curse, they must steal two more sapphires. Can they outsmart their pursuers and survive the ultimate heist?

From the publisher

Lock up your jewels! Bestselling author Jude Watson is back with her gang of kid criminal masterminds.Never do a favor for a friend. Twelve-year-old March McQuin forgot rule number one for cat burglars, which is how he and his twin sister, Jules, found themselves dangling upside down twenty feet above a stone floor at three in the morning. Their target was a set of stunning diamonds and it should have been an easy job, in and out. Except another thief got there first. March and Jules were lucky to escape with their lives, and one measly stone.Now the botched heist has created a world of trouble. The stone they grabbed was the Morning Star, one of a trio of famous sapphires, and it’s cursed. The theft put the twins and their friends in the crosshairs of Interpol, the FBI, and a vicious adult gang of international criminals. And worst of all, the only way to break the curse and set everything to rights is by somehow managing to steal the other two sapphires in the set.Break out the black gloves. Lay out the masks. There’s a full moon coming, and jewels to steal…

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Format
Paperback
Pages
272
Words
57,112
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about siblingsBooks about stealingBooks about twinsBooks about gemsBooks about jewelry
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Publication
Published
September 12, 2017
First published
August 30, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545863476

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