{"title":"《Thieves’Gambit》(作者:Kayvion Lewis)","authors":"Wesley Jacques","doi":"10.1353/bcc.2023.a907087","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Reviewed by: Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis Wesley Jacques Lewis, Kayvion Thieves' Gambit. Paulsen/Penguin, 2023 [384p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780593625361 $19.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780593625378 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys Ad Gr. 8-11 The Bahamas-based Quest family are world-renowned thieves, but Rosalyn \"Ross\" Quest might just be ready to give it all up for some teenage normalcy, if only she can muster up the courage to tell her staunchly untrusting mother about the discreetly sent college applications and the acceptances she's received. Instead, Ross decides to take the easy route and plans an elaborate disappearing act for their next motherdaughter gig, but things quickly go awry when mom is seemingly kidnapped and a billion-dollar ransom forces Ross into a secret high-end thieving competition for the who's who of teen cat burglars. 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Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (review)
Reviewed by: Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis Wesley Jacques Lewis, Kayvion Thieves' Gambit. Paulsen/Penguin, 2023 [384p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780593625361 $19.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780593625378 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys Ad Gr. 8-11 The Bahamas-based Quest family are world-renowned thieves, but Rosalyn "Ross" Quest might just be ready to give it all up for some teenage normalcy, if only she can muster up the courage to tell her staunchly untrusting mother about the discreetly sent college applications and the acceptances she's received. Instead, Ross decides to take the easy route and plans an elaborate disappearing act for their next motherdaughter gig, but things quickly go awry when mom is seemingly kidnapped and a billion-dollar ransom forces Ross into a secret high-end thieving competition for the who's who of teen cat burglars. The contrivances that lead to this "Gambit" should give readers some pause, even as Ross is preoccupied with reconciling her immediate crush on a fellow crook with the familial commitment to distrusting all non-Quests. In fact, it's unclear how ransom requests from would-be killers are promptly taken at face value but mean girls and cute teenage boys might be the death of you. Nonetheless, the challenges of the competition transport the troupe of markedly savvy teens from France to Egypt to the Caribbean, from museum heists to sarcophagus scams to kidnapping attempts of their own, all while revealing tidbits of their respective family dramas and burdensome legacies of crime. The novel could sorely use more depth, but Ross' complicated relationships with her mother and others she trusted give momentary glimpses of emotional connection. Copyright © 2023 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois