Museum of Thieves (The Keepers Trilogy, book 1) by Lian Tanner, 2010. Audience: Grades 4-7
My Rating: 4* of 5
Summary: Goldie Roth, an impulsive and bold twelve-year-old, escapes the oppressive city of Jewel, where children are required to wear guardchains for their protection, and finds refuge in the extraordinary Museum of Dunt, an ever-shifting world where she discovers a useful talent for thievery and mysterious secrets that threaten her city and everyone she loves.
Comments: I'll admit it was the cover art that pulled me into this book. It was slow to hook me, but finally did once Goldie arrived at the Museum. Interesting concept, characters, creatures (loved Broo the dog!), and conflicts that can be abstractly connected to events in our own recent history. Henson productions could nail this story on film!
Read-alikes: City of Lies by Tanner (book 2 in this series, due out Sept 2011), City of Ember, Alice in Wonderland, Books of Elsewhere, Coraline.
