If you loved the way Prosper, Bo, Hornet, and the self-styled Thief Lord outwitted grown‑ups (and even Detective Victor) while looking out for one another, you’ll click with Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance in The Mysterious Benedict Society. Their clever capers, coded messages, and loyalty-driven missions echo the teamwork in The Thief Lord—just swap Venice’s canals for a mystery-shrouded institute and watch another found family save the day.

Scipio may style himself the Thief Lord, but beneath the mask he’s torn between privilege and the thrill of the con—much like Artemis, a prodigy who kidnaps a fairy to fund a heist. If the morally gray hustle behind stealing the winged lion’s missing piece and bargaining with shady adults (hello, Barbarossa) intrigued you, Artemis Fowl offers a whip-smart, high-tech caper where a boy genius learns—like Scipio—that crime gets complicated when conscience and friendship show up.

The single, wondrous enchantment at the heart of The Thief Lord—that hidden carousel that can make you older or younger—has a kindred spirit in The Magician’s Elephant. In a snow-dusted European city, a conjuror’s trick summons a literal elephant, upending lives with quiet magic and hope. If the gentle awe of Ida Spavento’s photographs, the masked parties, and that secret merry-go-round enchanted you, this tender tale will give you that same hush of wonder.

You were swept through Venice’s alleys with Prosper and Bo, into Ida Spavento’s labyrinthine home and the city’s masked intrigue. The Water Mirror plunges you into an alternate Venice guarded by living stone lions and haunted canals. The mood—masks, waterways, clandestine powers—echoes the texture of The Thief Lord, while raising the stakes from a heist for a winged lion’s piece to a city’s fate. It’s the same sumptuous setting, deepened into myth.

If Prosper’s determination to protect Bo, Scipio’s leap away from his father’s mansion, and Hornet’s yearning for belonging moved you, Rooftoppers will, too. Sophie and a band of Parisian roof‑children race across the city’s heights to find her mother, relying on courage, quick wits, and the kind of loyalty that held the thieves together in Victor’s shadow. It’s a tender, breathless coming‑of‑age about choosing your people and your path.