Book guide
The Boy Who Steals Houses
A homeless boy who borrows empty houses accidentally finds the family he has always wanted.
Genre and trope pairingsYoung AdultFound familyYoung AdultDisabled repYoung AdultHidden identityYoung AdultComing of ageYoung AdultChosen familyContemporary FictionFound familyContemporary FictionDisabled repContemporary FictionHidden identityContemporary FictionComing of ageContemporary FictionChosen family
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About The Boy Who Steals Houses
Fifteen-year-old Sam survives by slipping into empty houses while trying to build a life for himself and his autistic older brother, Avery. When a family returns unexpectedly, their chaotic household mistakes him for a friend and draws him in; as Sam falls for Moxie, the secret behind his borrowed home threatens everything.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Boy Who Steals Houses · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- blood
- violence
- child abuse
- ableism
- hospital scenes
- attempted murder
- cancer mentioned (off-page)
- jail trauma
- wounds
- beatings
- homelessness
- abandonment
- bullying
- domestic abuse
