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The Lawless School provides the right education for kids on the wrong side of the law.
An action-packed, globe-spanning adventure begins here!Welcome to Lawless, where the head of the class is a dangerous place to be.M Freeman is the newest student at the prestigious (and mysterious) Lawless School. All she really wants is to fit in, but from the moment she arrives, her unusual skills have the whole academy buzzing. M excels at escape tactics. She's a whiz at spotting a forgery. But can she tell right from wrong? She'll have to figure it out fast, because some of her teachers are planning the crime of the century . . . and M and her classmates might be the only people who can stop them.Jeffrey Salane's debut novel is full of twists and turns, and the Ebook includes additional content from the author, unavailable anywhere else!Download and start listening now!
“How refreshing and fun to have afemale superhero named simply M. Even better is narrator Sandy Rustin’sportrayal of the feisty twelve-year-old. Until M is sent to the Lawless School,she thinks her dad is an art restorer, not an art thief. Rustin is adept atcreating excitement and tension as the students get themselves out of stickysituations (much like they’ll encounter as adult criminals). She’s appealing asshe depicts the first friends of home-schooled M’s life, including computergeek Merlin and teachers such as Mr. Bandit, who teaches, ‘True criminals don’tneed weapons when they have brains.’ Young listeners will enjoy unraveling amultitude of secret codes and messages as they ‘help’ M overcome her everincreasing challenges.”
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“Lawless is fast moving and fun.”
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“Middle-grade readers will be caught up in M’s training and adventures and will read late into the night to find out what happens next.”
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“Salane creates the mysterious world of The Lawless School and places a young teenage girl, M Freeman, in its center…This novel follows a predictable sequence, with surprising twists along the way that add to M’s character development. The suspenseful backstory of M’s father adds to the plot and deepens the relationship that M develops with The Lawless School. This novel is expertly written for children who are looking to read between the lines to unravel the mysteries behind the gates of the Lawless School. Salane goes to great lengths to craft vivid images that make the events and setting seem realistic to readers, who will appreciate the evidence of Salane’s research on famous artworks playing a key role in M’s story.”
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“Readers who enjoy action adventure stories will want to delve into this book.”
— Library Media Connection
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Finalist for the 2014 IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Award
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About Jeffrey Salane
Jeffrey Salane grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, but moved north to study in Massachusetts and New York City. After spending many years playing in many bands, he now works as an editor and writer, and lives with his family in Brooklyn.
About Sandy Rustin
Sandy Rustin is an actress and playwright. Her sketch comedy musical about parenthood, Rated P (For Parenthood), opened to critical acclaim off Broadway at the Westside Theatre in 2012; her one-act comedy, Fireworks, recently won the seventh annual Nor’Eastern Playwriting competition; and her newest full length play, The Cottage, was selected as part of Midtown Direct Rep’s 2013 Theatre in the Loft Reading Series. A graduate of Northwestern University, she currently lives in New York City.