Museum of Thieves

BOOK NAME: Museum of Thieves
AUTHOR: Lian Tanner

I haven’t read a book like this before. It is one of the weirdest that I’ve ever read. It’s about a girl named Goldie who lives in an over-protective city where all children are chained up so nothing bad can happen to them-that is if you don’t consider being chained up to be bad. On the day that Goldie was supposed to be released from her chains, the city learns that 20 children have been killed in a bombing outside the town. The city leaders then decide that Goldie and all other children shouldn’t be separated from their chains. Goldie becomes so mad that she escapes the city. She then discovers a museum and sneaks into the building, where she meets the museum’s four keepers, named Sinew, Olga Ciavolga, Herro Dan, and the boy Toadspit. They all teach Goldie how to pick locks, act like someone else, blend in with the background, and other sneaky skills. While there, she finds crazy rooms and learns that the museum and its rooms sometimes shift. When the so-called Guardians of the over-protective city inspect the museum, they nail down the walls so they can map and find Goldie. They take her and Toadspit back to the city, where the adventure continues.

This book is so unique and strange that it is definitely worth reading. I consider it to be one of my all-time favorites.

Comments

escape2books
June 13, 2011, 11:49 am

This book sounds really good! It is the first of a trilogy also. Good review Parker!
sembalion
June 14, 2011, 7:41 am

Good book!Just one thing,well….latly you guys have only been posting teens books….and not everyone is a teen….so can you post a few books for kids 9-12?I would really appreicate it.I would recomened thw Warriors Series.(start at book one,please)
escape2books
June 14, 2011, 9:34 am

@sembalion,
Museum of Thieves is not a young adult, and I would think the sequal, City of Lies would not be a “teen” book too.

Also why would you want them to review a book series you already know? What is the point of learning about new books, if they review what you love?
Anonymous
June 14, 2011, 12:47 pm

okay cool
jindo2108
June 14, 2011, 1:11 pm

I read some of this last summer, and I agree it’s a little weird, Parker. I think I might pick it up again though……and awesome review, Parker:).
Sembalion- I would reccamend the Warriors series too.:)
-jindo
starburst271
June 14, 2011, 8:23 pm

Sounds pretty interisting.I’ll try it.
starburst271
June 14, 2011, 8:26 pm

oh, and nice review Parker
PurpleDragonWarrior
June 15, 2011, 7:37 am

This sounds so cool!

Sounds like I might love this

PS: I love the Warriors series too, i’m at book 2
Hurdler23
June 19, 2011, 10:15 am

I read the warriors series about 2 years ago, bit I outgrew them. I agree with @escape2books about reviewing books we haven’t read. @sembalion it makes since that teen books are being reviewed; the reviewers are teens, and they would want the read books written for people their age.
Loved the review, I think I might go get this book when I finish my mandatory summer reading!
bogey
June 19, 2011, 2:31 pm

This sounds like a great book. Reading a lot means there’s a limit to the books I haven’t read, and now I can add another book to check out of the library, thank you very much!
DolphinDreamz
June 19, 2011, 8:08 pm

I love this book! I read it about a month ago and am looking forward to reading the sequel!
ballerinagirl
June 20, 2011, 9:49 am

Yah sounds good some of those slightly strange books , can be really good, and yah for me the diffrence between a kids book and a teens book is the launguage , like love and horror stories uasualy fit under teen, and occaisionaly it kust gets to weird now here is the thing there are books for kids that i would not let a 7 year old read but an 11 or twelve year old wouldlove it it really matters om taste what theyre are allowed to read etc.. there are kids who are allowed to read stuff im n ot,Escapetobooks
escape2books
June 20, 2011, 8:32 pm

@ballerinagirl, there is not that much of a difference between Young Adult and Children. There is some “older” young adult and some “younger” young adult. Just like there is some older children books. Sometimes I am shoked at the content in a childrens books, so really there is not that much of a difference.
Anonymous
June 22, 2011, 11:22 am

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DanielRadcliffe4586
July 25, 2011, 10:33 am

Loved this!! Sequel out September 27th, 2011! Can’t wait! Maybe will even preorder!!
jamieshae
May 4, 2012, 10:28 pm

This book sounds amazing so cool.But one question is this based in the future? Smiley face