title: Pilfer Academy: A School So Bad It's Criminal
author:  Lauren Magaziner 
description: <b>Praise for <i>Pilfer Academy</i>:<br /><br /></b>"Magaziner creates another <b>weird and silly world that mirrors Hogwarts </b>without the magic...A fun fantasy romp."<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /><b><br />"</b>School-story buffs with a taste for <b>absurd, off-kilter humor</b> will find this a welcome addition to the mix."<i>BCCB<br /><br /></i>"Highly <b>entertaining</b>."--<i>SLJ<br /></i><br />"A <b>charming</b> take onthe traditional boarding school story . . .<b> humorous and engaging</b>. This is an ideal choice for readers who wish boarding school books had a little more mischief. <i>Booklist<br /><br /></i><br />"Magaziner establishes an anything-can-happen atmosphere from the start . . . and the <b>goofiness</b>, pranks, and student sabotage dont let up . . . an entirely <b>enjoyable twist</b> on a classic boarding school adventure."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><b><br /><br />Praise for <i>The Only Thing Worse Than Witches</i>:<br /><br />*</b>"Combines <b>Roald Dahl's <i>Witches</i></b> and <b>Louis Sachar's <i>Wayside School . . .</i></b>readers will banish themselves from the ordinary world to finish this book in a flash."<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review<br /><br />"A rollicking tale . . . first-time novelist Lauren Magaziner fashions a rich and compelling alternative reality."<i>The Chicago Tribune</i><br /><br />"Magaziners debut has echoes of <b>Dahls <i>Matilda </i>. . .</b>a fun, frothy story that will, well, charm its readers."<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br />"Mrs. Frabbleknacker is as awful as her name, with antics reminiscent of scenes from <b>Louis Sachars <i>Sideways Stories from Wayside School</i></b> gone wrong."<i>School Library Journal<br /></i><br />"Ideal for middle-grade readers who love <b>Roald Dahls <i>Matilda </i></b>(1988) and enjoy humor with their fantasy, this debut novel is madcap and fantastical. Its the perfect thing for kids not quite ready for <b>Diane Duane</b> or <b>Madeleine LEngle</b>."<i>Booklist</i><br /><br />"The kids slowly forming friendship has real grace and authenticity . . .<b>Eva Ibbotson</b> fans will appreciate the quirky humor."<i>BCCB</i><br /><br />"This hilarious, light-hearted debut would be a great read-aloud for middle grade classrooms."<i>Library Media Connection</i>
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  Psst, I know a
  
  
  secret.
  
  
    
  
  
  The same secret that
  
  
  the Student Council—the super-rich, super handsome elite of
  
  
  Adamson All-Boys Academy—knows, too.
  
  
    
  
  
  Jenica Woodruff, the
  
  
  only girl to ever attend the academy before I showed up, didn't
  
  
  commit suicide: she was murdered.
  
  
    
  
  
  Now, someone is
  
  
  after me, too, but no matter where I go, the killer follows. My new
  
  
  high school isn't safe, and turns out, neither is my old one.
  
  
    
  
  
  I'm not a member of
  
  
  the Student Council, but after everything we've been through
  
  
  together, after the horrible things we've seen, I may as well be.
  
  
  These ruthless boys have taken me under their wing.
  
  
    
  
  
  Church, the fearless
  
  
  leader (and hopeless coffee addict). Ranger, the bada** VP (and naked
  
  
  baker). The identical McCarthy twins (and MMA enthusiasts). And
  
  
  Spencer, the boy who was willing to question everything about himself
  
  
  to fall for me … oh, Spencer.
  
  
    
  
  
  Murder and romance
  
  
  are both in the air at Adamson; I'm ju