From the moment I learned to read, I was in love. Not necessarily with words,
but with stories. I lived in the pages of the books that I read. I could be a
thousand different versions of me all without leaving the comfort of my own
bedroom. I was an addict from the very beginning. In fact, I once got in trouble
for reading in class.
Who gets in trouble for reading in class? If anyone could do it, eight-year-old
me could. You see, the teacher was reading a different book to the class, one
written specifically for eight-year-olds. But that's not what I wanted. I craved
action, adventure, excitement. The kind of thrilling ride that could only be
found in the pages of adult thrillers pilfered from my mother's well-stocked
bookshelves.
Once I became an adult, and started experimenting with writing my own novels, I
realized there was entire world of adventure I had missed in my leap from young
chapter books to adult fiction. Teen fiction.
I'm a pre-Twilight-era millennial. In fact, by some scales, I'm almost Gen-X.
And when I was growing up, YA/teen fiction wasn't really a thing, at least not a
well-known thing. So, the idea that I can go back as an adult and relive all
these adventures I didn't get to have as a teenager is incredibly exciting. And
even more exciting, is the fact that I can create adventures like Mari's in
Diary of a Teenage Jewel Thief. And that's where DoaTJ all started: with me
wanting to know what being a teenage jewel thief would be like.
Inside the pages of books, I can be anyone, go anywhere, do anything. The worlds
are mine for the taking.
Rosie Somers is a beach-going book addict who's been crafting stories since
before she learned her ABCs. When she's not busy trying to bring the characters
in her head to life on paper, she can be found volunteering with local animal
rescues, crocheting funky hats for her friends, or eating herself into the
poorhouse at Chipotle. Her fondest dream is to one day own a goat.
Most sixteen-year-olds shouldnβt know where museums keep their rarest jewels
(the basement) and they really shouldnβt know that vans make the worst getaway
cars. But for Marisol Flores, a life of jewel thievery is a birthright handed
down from generation to generation, even if she didnβt ask for it. So when a
rival thief targets Mari and her mother, Mariβs more than happy to flee to the
anonymity of bustling New York City.
Blending in is a dream come true for Mari, but keeping her former thieving
ways a secret gets way more complicated when handsome Will Campbell sets his
sights on her. She canβt help but like his terrible puns and charming grin...but
when her past catches up with her, itβs not only her lifeβand her
anonymityβthatβs at stake.
Will could be the next target.
Young Adult [Entangled Teen, On Sale: August 7, 2017, Paperback /
e-Book, ISBN: 9781548922658 / ]
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