TAKING CHANCES

Lee, Ingrid. Thief Girl. Toronto: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers. 2011. Print.

ISBN-13: 978-1-55277-539-4

Hardcover, $16.95

152 pages

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Cover Artwork Copyright © James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2011

ANNOTATION

Avvy Go struggles to strike a balance between keeping her immigrant family and herself out of trouble, after finding a wallet in the streets of her Canadian neighborhood.  This book is one of many dramatic installments in the Lorimer SideStreets hi-lo series for reluctant YA readers.

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Avvy Go is a sweet, smart, and hardworking Canadian high-school student just trying to do the right thing.  She helps her Chinese immigrant parents with their take-out business at the food court after school, and tries her best to keep her siblings away from trouble.  But when Avvy discovers an unused debit card in a misplaced wallet on the street, will she be able to keep herself out of trouble?

Too much.  Too much.  Everything was always too much.  …It seemed like being alive was just too damned expensive.  I got up and fished around in the drawer where I had hidden the money.  I put it in my backpack.  I was about to play Robin Hood again (68).

What will Avvy do with her newfound pot of gold?  Will she manage to make things better, or will they completely backfire for her?  Or will Avvy become just another Thief Girl?

Title Page Copyright © James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2011

TEEN VOICE

"I read all the time—on the way to class, on the bus, while I eat breakfast in the morning, and before I go to bed at night.  Reading is something I love and could never live without.  I think reading is so important—especially for young people—because it opens your mind to all sorts of ideas and possibilities, and sometimes even teaches you new ways to think."

Rita B., age 18

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RELATED RESOURCES (COOL STUFF)


>>> For a more information on Thief Girl, read this detailed summary on the Lorimer blog.
 

>>> Check out a full list of other books in the Lorimer SideStreets series on Lorimer Children & Teens.

>>> Learn more about Chinese immigration and culture in Canada here...