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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 8 Up—Sixteen-year-old Rémy Brunel is under dual obligation to her "Master" Gustave: maintaining a public persona astounding London audiences as a circus star called "Flying Bird," and working undercover as a stealthy cat burglar. Using her acrobatic skills and powers of deception, she almost manages to snatch the legendary jewel, Darya-ye Noor (Ocean of Light), until a rival thief, Lord Abernathy, tricks her and detective Thaddeus Rec out of that conquest. Rémy and Thaddeus are initially on opposite sides of t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2014
Remy (a lovely young aerialist) is the thief, much abetted by her preternatural skills. Thaddeus (once a street child) is a nice, scrupulously honest Victorian policeman. When the nefarious master of Remy's circus commands her to steal a fabulous Indian gem during a heavily guarded event at the Tower of London, she nicks it, only to find it's a fake. The story hurtles on, with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
When the master of her circus commands aerialist Remy to steal a gem during a heavily guarded Tower of London event, she ni...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
