Summary
Thirteen-year-old Tom Morgan leads a group of street kids in London, surviving by shining shoes and picking pockets. When his friends are taken to the workhouse, Tom is recruited by a mysterious figure to attend an elite international boarding school in the Alps that trains thieves. As Tom learns the clandestine arts, he must uncover dark secrets within the Shadow League to save his friends and himself.
Language
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ProfanityMild
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Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
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Crude / Childish LanguageNone
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Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
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| f-word | 1-2 |
| sh*t | 1-2 |
| *ss | 1-2 |
| b*st*rd | 1-2 |
| b*tch | 1-2 |
| bl**dy | 1-2 |
| bug**r | 1-2 |
| d*mn | 1-2 |
| c-word | 1-2 |
| h*ll | 1-2 |
| cr*p | 1-2 |
Violence
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Graphic Violence / GoreNone
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Disturbing / FrighteningModerate
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Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
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Bullying / Verbal CrueltyNone
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Romance & Sex
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Explicit Sexual ContentNone
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Sexually SuggestiveNone
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Kissing (Light / Peck)None
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Kissing (Passionate)None
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Heterosexual RomanceNone
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Homosexual RomanceNone
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Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in The School for Thieves
Illegal Drug UseNone
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Legal Alcohol UseNone
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Implied / Referenced UseNone
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Other Content
📋 Other content in The School for Thieves
Medical / Body ProcessesMild
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Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
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Deception / LyingSignificant
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