Thief By Malorie Blackman

THIEF! THIEF! THIEF! The voice echoed through Lydia Henson’s head. I should explain from the start - one day after school Lydia and the leader of the group Cosmics, Anne go to the trophy room where the sports cup is kept. Anne has set up a challenge for Lydia, if Lydia succeeds then she can join the Cosmics, if she fails she can’t. Lydia wants to be in the Cosmics because her best friend Frankie is in the group too, the challenge is to keep the sports cup in your locker for 24 hours. Lydia isn’t dumb, she knows better, she doesn’t steal the trophy. Next morning Lydia is supposed to report to the heads office and lo and behold, the sports cup is found in her locker. Lydia knows the trophy was planted in her locker by Anne (her suspicion turns true, but later) but Lydia can’t prove it and everyone calls her THIEF! Lydia has a brother, Danny who loves his sister very much and denies the fact that his sister is a thief. Lydia is extremely unhappy, then one day Frankie comes up to Lydia and says that she knows Anne put the cup in the locker. Right then the tragedy turns even sadder than before, Frankie slips down a slope and gets almost run over by a car. People blame Lydia for that as well, so in pure hatred for the people of tarwhich (her town's name) Lydia runs of to the moors and gets struck by lightning. As Lydia opens her eyes she sees that she is transported to the future into the town of Hensonville where an evil dictator rules. Some dark secrets and surprising facts will be unleashed, don’t miss this. My opinions: The book is overall very exciting and every chapter has a different surprise to it. The first part of the book has a little tragedy but as you advance the book turns to thrilling mystery and action. Everyday I came back from school and read this book for hours, 'cause you just can’t leave this book - it’s a crime. It’s very surprising twist that the brother plays a major role later on in this book. This book has hit my favourite list for sure.                 

This book was sent to me for review by my Editor at the Guardian, UK. Thank you for the book Michelle! The review can be found on the Guardian site at http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2011/sep/19/thief-malorie-blackman-review