''Heist Society'' is the sixth novel by author

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, and was published on February 9, 2010. This is her fourth

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for young adults, and her first

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outside of her ''

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'' bestselling Gallagher Girls series. The cover was released on October 21, 2009. Following on from the trend begun with her previous novel, '' Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover'', Carter has been posting mini excerpts of the book on her blog and Twitter. Heist Society was optioned for film by

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studios the studio is planning to age the characters from their teens to their twenties. Its sequel, '' Uncommon Criminals'', was released June 21, 2011. The third book to the series ''Perfect Scoundrels'' was released on February 5, 2013.

Summary

Tired of her lifelong involvement in her family's business of stealing, teenage thief Katarina Bishop enrolls herself in a prestigious boarding school. Then after a mere three months there, her friend, 16-year-old billionaire W.W Hale V, arranges for her expulsion. After escorting her home, he informs her that five paintings have been stolen from the menacing Arturo Taccone and that her father is the prime suspect. Determined to save him by locating the real thief and stealing the paintings back, Kat gathers a team of larcenous friends to pull off the heist before the two-week deadline, only to discover that the works were stolen by world-renowned Visily Romani, a thief famous for reclaiming Nazi-spoils. By planning the theft of the Henley, a museum in London, well known for its security, and by remaining one step ahead of Interpol and the mobster on her tail, Kat negotiates complicated relationships in this action-packed heist story.

Film adaptation

According to The Hollywood Reporter,

Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...

will team up with Warner Bros. to produce—and probably direct—the book-to-big screen adaptation of "Heist Society". 'Barrymore joins Denise Di Novi and Di Novi Pictures' Alison Greenspan as producers on the project, which Warners won last year in a multi-studio bidding war for the novel by Ally Carter. Screenwriter

Shauna Cross Shauna Cross is an American screenwriter, novelist and former roller derby athlete. She skated for the Los Angeles Derby Dolls under the pseudonym "Maggie Mayhem", and subsequently wrote the 2007 novel ''Derby Girl'', a fictionalized version of ...

is set to adapt.' However, the rights expired, and now Elizabeth Banks' studio Brownstone is set to produce, and Lionsgate are in talks to distribute the film.

References

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