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She Thief
by
Daniel Finn
The girl, Baz, and the boy, Demi, are master pickpockets. They weave through rich neighborhoods to slip bags off shoulders and wallets out of pockets before disappearing into the crowd. Their loot goes to Fay, who runs a gang of child thieves from her den in the Barrio. This sweltering slum—in a city that is imagined, but all too real—is what passes for home to the kids, a
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Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
April 13th 2010
by Feiwel & Friends
(first published April 7th 2010)
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This book was intense!!! Baz and her friend Demi have spent pretty much there entire lives growing up together, with being theft as their only option of survival. With no parents to care for them, they both wound very different when being under a care of a young, hardened woman named Fay. Fay has given Baz, Demi, and a few other child thieves with what passes for shelter, and food. Fay could be cruel, but these children had no one else and they called their so they called that place their home....more
While this book took me a little while to get through, and while it was pretty slow to get started, it had its moments that left me not wanting to put it down. There were moments where the fate of the kids was literally hanging in the balance and I wanted to find out what happened to them. There were also times where I wanted to say 'get the hell on with it.'
I think one of the reasons I found it so hard to really connect with any of the characters and the plot was the dialect the story is writte...more
I think one of the reasons I found it so hard to really connect with any of the characters and the plot was the dialect the story is writte...more
What's She Thief about?
In this novel we get to know two young thieves, Baz and Demi, they're living in a bad neighborhood in a South American city. Both of the children are orphans and they have been raised by a women named Fay. Fay has teached them how to be the best pickpockets in the city in order to survive. Everything Baz and Demi steal goes to Fay, in return she gives them shelter, food and money for clothing. The three of them have been together for what feels like forever, they're almost...more
In this novel we get to know two young thieves, Baz and Demi, they're living in a bad neighborhood in a South American city. Both of the children are orphans and they have been raised by a women named Fay. Fay has teached them how to be the best pickpockets in the city in order to survive. Everything Baz and Demi steal goes to Fay, in return she gives them shelter, food and money for clothing. The three of them have been together for what feels like forever, they're almost...more
A dystopian novel with a fagin-like character running a band of young pickpockets in an unnamed city. It's spanish in feel at times, but also somewhat has elements of US culture popping up. They drink Coke constantly. It almost felt like a brand name plug for money.
Anyway, the story was decent enough, Baz is the only female thief in the crew and is one of the best. She's quiet. The same couldn't be said about Demi, who likes to brag a little too much, but they are the best of pals and Demi is o...more
Anyway, the story was decent enough, Baz is the only female thief in the crew and is one of the best. She's quiet. The same couldn't be said about Demi, who likes to brag a little too much, but they are the best of pals and Demi is o...more
Not sure just what to say about this book. The idea and characters sounded interesting, however after reading the first few pages I knew it wasn't for me. I just didn't connect with the characters and often I found myself wondering when something was going to happen.
I had to pick this one back up again a couple times and force myself to finish it. It just dragged out to much for me. The best part about the book was maybe the last 25-30 pages. I felt like things finally picked up a bit where I co...more
I had to pick this one back up again a couple times and force myself to finish it. It just dragged out to much for me. The best part about the book was maybe the last 25-30 pages. I felt like things finally picked up a bit where I co...more
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I personally think that this book was very interesting. It drew me in when I read that this book was about a girl and a boy that is living a fast life of stealing for a harsh woman named Fay. At first in the book it is a little slow because the author takes up quite a few pages introducing the story and characters. Keep reading because you will not be able to put down the book once you realize that Baz is left alone to fend for herself because of Fay breaking under the pressure of the cops. In m...more
Mostly a coming-of-age story -- and one of betrayal. Not highly recommended -- by the time I was half-way through I was saying to myself, "Hurry up! Lets get this over with!" Also, this book is a re-issue of "Two Thieves" by the same author. The new title, "She Thief," is misleading: Baz is a lookout, not a thief. She's really more of an accessory to the crime. There's no "heat" where it should be. I kept expecting some romance between Baz and her partner, but it was never realized.
I hate writing negative reviews but I have to be honest and I honestly hated She Thief. There was nothing good about it and I can't say I recommend it to anyone.
My worst complaint about She Thief is the plot. I was bored out of my mind for pretty much the whole book. It picked up some at the end but I still had trouble getting through it. I hoped it would get better and it did but I still did not like the book.
Also, I was confused. I honestly could not tell if the book was set in the past, prese...more
My worst complaint about She Thief is the plot. I was bored out of my mind for pretty much the whole book. It picked up some at the end but I still had trouble getting through it. I hoped it would get better and it did but I still did not like the book.
Also, I was confused. I honestly could not tell if the book was set in the past, prese...more
In this book is a boy name Demi anda girl name Baz .They are master mind pickpocketspeople.They work at a gang.the gang is made up of children thieves.the head of the gang is a woman name Fay .one day Baz and Demi steal a ring from the haed of police wife.the police are on the look for the ring day and night .the police cloes in on Fay .what do you thind will happen next ? I like the book i hope you like it to.
What a great, exciting and brilliantly written book. The characters are alive and the descriptions of the Barrio are more vivid than photographs. Baz, the She Thief of the title, is one of those characters that you'll remember long after you've forgotten the details of the plot. Can't recommend it enough.
May 14, 2010
Audriana ' Ronnie
marked it as to-read
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3.5 stars. Terrible title, misleading cover (both protagonists are dark-skinned), but overall a pretty decent gritty adventure/grist novel. Set in a Latin American city, it follows Baz and Demi, teen thieves who have been "adopted" by Fay, a Fagin-like collector of orphaned children who she turns into pickpockets. When Fay is reunited with her birth son, she asks Baz and Demi to do one more big job for her--but it's unclear who's playing whom.
I thought that this book was very intriguing. It did get sort of lagging at points. But most of the time, the action level was high. I enjoyed reading about all of the different characters because it had a great mood for each. This book was very fun to read.
I really didn't like the dialect in this book but the storyline was okay. I usually take 2 days to read a book but this one took me a while because the story didn't really catch my attention, the author took long of a time to get to a point.
May 13, 2011
Maxine
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READ THE FOLLOWING:
This is a pre-advanced copy, the book that is made before the actual book. It DOES NOT have the same cover but is in paper back. Everything is the same compaired to the real book.
This is a pre-advanced copy, the book that is made before the actual book. It DOES NOT have the same cover but is in paper back. Everything is the same compaired to the real book.
This ended up being a lot better than originally thought when I first started it. It was full of action, fast paced, and I adored the main characters. The backstories were incredible and the plot was amazing. All in all, a very entertaining and educational read.
Eh, I didn't like it, didn't hate it. Kind of a boring read until you got up to about 2/3 of the way unto it. Not really worth the time.
A cant put down read all in one day it was that good!
reviewed for LMC.
"This is one of those rare items that is all action, full of narrow escapes and scenic chases, but also all heart. While also being a terrific, brainy suspense novel, all twists and strategy."
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/201...
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/201...
it was a good book
this was a pretty good story, had a really good start to it, until the dreaded lull in the middle but overall not too bad! now i get that they live in the ghetto and talk ghetto-speak but it was hard to follow actually written like that i had to go back and slowly read and calculate all the double-negatives to get what they say, hey!
3/21/10 Advanced copy from book club. Thank you Lisa : )
it was ok not that good but i liked the point of view in the story.
You know it's bad when you can't even finish the first page.
Horrible writing. Horrible, weird 3rd person, present tense.
Ew........
Horrible writing. Horrible, weird 3rd person, present tense.
Ew........
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