Caught stealing at Coxford’s Corn Market, 14 yr old Sin is hunted across the city. But his street skills can’t evade his pursuers. They want Sin to join their Covert Operations Group (COG) and train to become a spy. Used to his life of crime on the streets he’s not sure of these people, (but he does enjoy a nice warm bed and plenty to eat for a change.)

Wary to begin with, Sin soon makes a friend in Zonda Chubb, and an unlikely alliance with the school bully Velvet Von Darque. But there is an assassin among them, and he’s not sure who he can trust. Is his own life in danger?

A rip-roaring steampunk adventure by the winner of the Storylines Tessa Duder Writing Competition for Young Adults in 2016! With rich writing, well developed characters and awesome world building, The Traitor and the Thief is a fantastic read and not to be missed!

Winner of the Storylines Tessa Duder Award (2016), Two Sir Julius Vogel Awards – Best New Talent, Best Youth Novel, Top 50 Children’s Books – NZ Listener, a Storylines Notable Book Award, and was also a Finalist in the NZ Children’s and Teens Book Awards)

Author – Gareth Ward

Age – 10+

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(Walker Books, Multi Award Winner, Series, Friendship, Spy, Assassin, Courage, Conflict, Adventure, Action, Betrayal, Fantasy, Steampunk)