Pickpocket
β Scribed by Karen Spafford-Fitz
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 154 KB
- Series
- Orca soundings
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- France,France.
- ISBN
- 1459828003
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
After his younger sister dies, 17-year-old Jean-Luc goes into a downward spiral. He is sent away for the summer to live with his uncle in a small town on the coast of France. His first day there he meets the beautiful Selina and decides that this summer might not be so bad after all. That is until he realizes that she stole his wallet. Jean-Luc does some detective work and eventually tracks her down. Selina confesses that she and other runaway teens are being exploited by a mysterious figure known only as Le Patron. Jean-Luc devises a plan to help Selina escape, but will the two of them be able to outwit the dangerous criminal?;"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, 17-year-old Jean Luc is sent away to live with his uncle in a small town on the coast of France."--
β¦ Subjects
France
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