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How far would you go to rescue your best friend?
Caleb and Ronan are best friends. It doesn't matter that Ronan is a dog and Caleb is a middle-school kid. They've been together their entire lives. Nothing can keep them apart. Even when Caleb's family moved overseas, he chose to stay behind and live with his poppy because Ronan was too old to travel that far.
When tragedy strikes Poppy and he's rushed to the hospital, the safe little world that Caleb has built collapses. He is sent to stay with other family, and Ronan is left behind in the chaos. Not about to wait to be found (or fed), Ronan takes off after Caleb only to end up lost and alone in the woods.
Caleb is frantic-with Poppy gone, it's up to him to find Ronan before it's too late. But it's an impossible journey filled with deadly storms, unpredictable predators, and uncertainty. Just how far will Caleb have to go to save those he loves?
Critically acclaimed and beloved author Martha Brockenbrough weaves a heart-pounding adventure that is equal parts survival story and finding your place in the world.
Praise for To Catch a Thief
Winner of the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor
"To Catch a Thief is a page-turner of a mystery with a great big heart, and Amelia MacGuffin is the smart, funny kid sleuth we've all been waiting for. Readers will laugh and fall in love with the MacGuffin family as they follow the clues to crack this absolutely delightful case." -- Kate Messner, New York Times bestselling author of Blackout
"Get ready to have your heart stolen. With its wit and warmth, this treasure of a book deserves to be on every bookshelf next to the Penderwicks and Because of Winn-Dixie." -- Justina Chen, author of Lovely, Dark, and Deep
"To Catch a Thief isn't just a fascinating and ever-deepening mystery. It's also a testament to the power of telling the right story the right way, and the transformative love of an absurdly charming dog." -- Eliot Schrefer, New York Times bestselling author of the Lost Rainforest series
"This is the kind book I loved as a kid -- and still love now. The kind you read once through to figure out the mystery and then over and over again so you can spend more time with Amelia and the rest of the MacGuffins, drinking proper hot chocolate, cuddling Doc, and solving thrilling crimes." -- Linda Urban, author of A Crooked Kind of Perfect
"To Catch a Thief is the coziest of mysteries, a love letter to families and neighbors, the story of a very good dog, and further proof that Martha Brockenbrough can write whatever kind of book she wants to -- and do it superbly." -- Mike Jung, author of The Boys in the Back Row
"With a rare combination of wit and heart, Martha Brockenbrough crafts a charming mystery that celebrates the value of community, the power of finding your voice, and, best of all, the wonderful things that can happen when you have a very good dog at your side." --Anne Ursu, author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
"To Catch a Thief is a slice of small-town coziness." --New York Times Book Review
"A cozy mystery aimed at the heart." --Publishers Weekly
"This is a well-imagined, absorbing world, the story original and inviting. A sweet and satisfying mystery." --Kirkus Reviews Martha Brockenbrough is the critically acclaimed author of the YA novels Into the Bloodred Woods, The Game of Love and Death, and Devine Intervention; the middle grade novels At the Edge of Lost and To Catch a Thief; and numerous nonfiction titles, picture books, and chapter books. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, their two daughters, two dogs, and two cats. You can visit her online at marthabrockenbrough.com.
Caleb and Ronan are best friends. It doesn't matter that Ronan is a dog and Caleb is a middle-school kid. They've been together their entire lives. Nothing can keep them apart. Even when Caleb's family moved overseas, he chose to stay behind and live with his poppy because Ronan was too old to travel that far.
When tragedy strikes Poppy and he's rushed to the hospital, the safe little world that Caleb has built collapses. He is sent to stay with other family, and Ronan is left behind in the chaos. Not about to wait to be found (or fed), Ronan takes off after Caleb only to end up lost and alone in the woods.
Caleb is frantic-with Poppy gone, it's up to him to find Ronan before it's too late. But it's an impossible journey filled with deadly storms, unpredictable predators, and uncertainty. Just how far will Caleb have to go to save those he loves?
Critically acclaimed and beloved author Martha Brockenbrough weaves a heart-pounding adventure that is equal parts survival story and finding your place in the world.
Praise for To Catch a Thief
Winner of the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor
"To Catch a Thief is a page-turner of a mystery with a great big heart, and Amelia MacGuffin is the smart, funny kid sleuth we've all been waiting for. Readers will laugh and fall in love with the MacGuffin family as they follow the clues to crack this absolutely delightful case." -- Kate Messner, New York Times bestselling author of Blackout
"Get ready to have your heart stolen. With its wit and warmth, this treasure of a book deserves to be on every bookshelf next to the Penderwicks and Because of Winn-Dixie." -- Justina Chen, author of Lovely, Dark, and Deep
"To Catch a Thief isn't just a fascinating and ever-deepening mystery. It's also a testament to the power of telling the right story the right way, and the transformative love of an absurdly charming dog." -- Eliot Schrefer, New York Times bestselling author of the Lost Rainforest series
"This is the kind book I loved as a kid -- and still love now. The kind you read once through to figure out the mystery and then over and over again so you can spend more time with Amelia and the rest of the MacGuffins, drinking proper hot chocolate, cuddling Doc, and solving thrilling crimes." -- Linda Urban, author of A Crooked Kind of Perfect
"To Catch a Thief is the coziest of mysteries, a love letter to families and neighbors, the story of a very good dog, and further proof that Martha Brockenbrough can write whatever kind of book she wants to -- and do it superbly." -- Mike Jung, author of The Boys in the Back Row
"With a rare combination of wit and heart, Martha Brockenbrough crafts a charming mystery that celebrates the value of community, the power of finding your voice, and, best of all, the wonderful things that can happen when you have a very good dog at your side." --Anne Ursu, author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
"To Catch a Thief is a slice of small-town coziness." --New York Times Book Review
"A cozy mystery aimed at the heart." --Publishers Weekly
"This is a well-imagined, absorbing world, the story original and inviting. A sweet and satisfying mystery." --Kirkus Reviews Martha Brockenbrough is the critically acclaimed author of the YA novels Into the Bloodred Woods, The Game of Love and Death, and Devine Intervention; the middle grade novels At the Edge of Lost and To Catch a Thief; and numerous nonfiction titles, picture books, and chapter books. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, their two daughters, two dogs, and two cats. You can visit her online at marthabrockenbrough.com.