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Taking It by Michael Cadnum
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Seventeen-year-old Anna Charles, who has turned shoplifting into an art form and a way to vent frustration, feels her confidence crumbling when she begins finding things she does not remember stealing.
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About Michael Cadnum

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MICHAEL CADNUM lives in Albany, California. He is the author of many acclaimed titles, including the medieval adventure The Book of the Lion, a National Book Award finalist.
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Published August 1, 1995 by Viking Juvenile. 144 pages
Genres: Young Adult, Children's Books. Fiction
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When Anna begins to find things in her purse she has no memory of taking, her father realizes that he can no longer help her and plans to send her to live with her mother and new stepfather, Adler.

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In a starred review, PW said, ""Cadnum keeps readers on the edge of their seats with this taut psychological portrait"" of a teenage kleptomaniac.

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What begins as a department store prank-fooling floorwalkers and detectives by pretending to shoplift-spins out of control when high school junior Anna Charles starts finding items in her purse and pockets that she does not remember taking.

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