How to Lead a Life of Crime
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4.7 • 20 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A meth dealer. A prostitute. A serial killer.
Anywhere else, they’d be vermin. At the Mandel Academy, they’re called prodigies. The most exclusive school in New York City has been training young criminals for over a century. Only the most ruthless students are allowed to graduate. The rest disappear.
Flick, a teenage pickpocket, has risen to the top of his class. But then Mandel recruits a fierce new competitor who also happens to be Flick’s old flame. They’ve been told only one of them will make it out of the Mandel Academy. Will they find a way to save each other—or will the school destroy them both?
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Ever since running away from military school, 17-year-old Flick has been making ends meet as a thief on the streets of New York City; his eventual goal is to avenge the death of his brother. After a heist, Flick is recruited to join the prestigious Mandel Academy, a private school whose actual purpose is to train kids in everything from extortion to murder. Flick sees this as a chance to hone his skills and gain access to his abusive criminal father (who is on the board of directors), but he gets caught up in internal politics, especially after some of his fellow students die during training. Miller (The Eternal Ones) is fully aware that she's making use of some familiar clich s and tropes (Flick calls the school "Hogwarts for hustlers," at one point), but she keeps every character from Flick's Faginesque girlfriend to the calculating head of the school grounded and believable, giving the story's horrors substantial impact. The resulting book often violently belies its cute title, in ways that will have readers racing to the end. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
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Literally my favorite book, it's got everything from action to romance, to normal teenage problems. I just love this book!
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