The teachers are kooky at best, and naughty does not even begin to describe his sneaky, smart, and morally bankrupt new classmates. Troublemaking George has never heard of Pilfer Academy, a top-secret school for cultivating young crooks, until he's kidnapped as its newest student. Lemencello’s Library and Roald Dahl will gobble up this hilarious story about a secret boarding school for thieves-in-training!

Then The Mythics, a five-book series about a quest for mythical beast familiars, releases on September 6, 2022 from HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books.Synopsis: Fans of Spy School, Escape From Mr. Her next projects: First, Case Closed 4 releases on May 17, 2022. She is the author of humorous middle grade books: the Case Closed series ( Mystery in the Mansion, Stolen from the Studio, and Haunting at the Hotel ), Wizardmatch, Pilfer Academyand The Only Thing Worse Than Witches. Lauren Magaziner grew up in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and is a proud graduate of Hamilton College. Formerly an accountant preparing taxes for multinational corporations, Amanda lives in Massachusetts with Jelly Bean, a feline beastly companion. And all the while Barclay must ask himself: is there truly a place for him in the Wilderlands?Īmanda Foody is the author of Daughter of the Burning City, The Shadow Game series, and the Wilderlore series. If the rival groups can’t cast aside old grudges and learn to work together, soon the Sea will be destroyed completely. The key to stopping Lochmordra lies in his mythical home, but as the flood of the weeping tide encroaches, time is running out to find it. When the not-so friendly competition between them grows fierce, it’s Barclay-the only one from the Elsewheres-who can’t seem to keep up. But Runa’s nemesis has also been called to the Sea, and he’s brought apprentices of his own. And Lochmordra, the Legendary Beast, is rising at random and swallowing ships whole.īarclay’s teacher, the famous Guardian Keeper Runa Rasgar, has been summoned to investigate, and as her apprentice, Barclay gets to join too.

Beasts are terrorizing the nearby Elsewheres. The weeping tide, a carnivorous algae bloom, is eating up all the fish. Join us virtually for the launch of The Weeping Tide (Wilderlore #2), the 'charming and earnest' sequel to Amanda Foody's The Accidental Apprentice! We're delighted to host her for a reading of the new book and a conversation with Lauren Magaziner in an event that will be virtual, free, and open to all, hosted via Crowdcast.īarclay and his friends must save an island city from the Legendary Beast of the Sea in this exciting second book in the Wilderlore series, perfect for fans of Nevermoor and How to Train Your Dragon.

Pilfer Academy by Lauren Magaziner