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The Boy Who Steals Houses - The Boy Who Steals Houses 1

The Boy Who Steals Houses - The Boy Who Steals Houses 1

Contemporary LiteratureDrama
Pages
300
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Sam and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned and are trying to build a new life. Sam survives by breaking into empty houses, a practice that leads him to an unexpected encounter with a large, chaotic family. As Sam becomes entangled in their lives and falls for Moxie, he must keep his past a secret before it catches up to him.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

HeartwarmingEmotionalHopeful
Found FamilyComing of AgeFish Out of Water

Genres

Contemporary Literature Drama Young Adult

About the author

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C. G. Drews

CG Drews is the award-winning author of The Boy Who Steals Houses and NYT Bestseller Don’t Let The Forest In, which is also a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, Indie Next Pick, and Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick. Their next YA horror, Hazelthorn, is out October 28th, 2025, with debut adult horror, You Did Nothing Wrong, coming in 2026. Their work has been translated into six languages, received a nomination for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal, and won the 2020 CBCA Honour Award. CG l...

Characters

SamProtagonist
Lord AverySupporting
MoxieSupporting
All characters in The Boy Who Steals Houses - The Boy Who Steals Houses 1