2026 WINNER: Barnes & Noble Children’s & YA Book Awards (Young Reader and Overall). A young pickpocket gets recruited into an elite group of thieves in this “page-turning, edge-of-the-seat” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review, on The School of Thieves ) upper middle grade boarding school adventure series full of heists, danger, and secret plots perfect for fans of Spy School and Keeper of the Lost Cities.
