Andi Carter is over the moon about the twin colts, birthed by her horse Taffy. The rare event has the town buzzing and Andi begging to skip out on the last month of school to work with the new foals. Not that it takes something as unique as twins to make Andi want to miss school. If it were up to her, she would help her big brother Chad run the Circle C ranch and never give school another thought. At age 14, hadn’t she learned enough?
As if the last few weeks of school weren’t unbearable already, there’s a new girl, Macy Walker, assigned to sit next to Andi. She’s as mean as a rattlesnake—and rattlesnakes most certainly smell better. When Andi attempts to complain to her family about the vicious new student, her problems are quickly dwarfed by news of cattle thieves taking the Circle C stock. It seems that everyone in her family has a difficult problem on their plate and she will have to handle hers on her own. 
Thick as Thieves takes Andi from the frying pan into the fire as she tries to befriend the wild, new girl. When the cattle rustlers strike at what Andi loves most, she finds she has no one to turn to besides Macy and their tenuous, new friendship. Secrets, promises, life threatening circumstances, and desperate prayers promise to take the reader on a very rough and tumble ride.
Author Susan K. Marlow gives her Circle C fans what they wanted: more of Andi Carter! Thick as Thieves is the first book of her newest series “Circle C Milestones.” It’s a middle grade series that follows tomboy Andrea (Andi) Carter as she grows into adulthood. I’ve been reviewing Mrs. Marlow’s stories for years now, and I am a legitimate fan. It doesn’t matter that her stories are written for middle graders (and some for younger) . . . good literature transcends age and genre! I love reading her stories and your family will too. They are perfect for reading aloud, and the no-frills character of Andi Carter provides enough adventure to satisfy boys as well. Factor in the Christian worldview that never comes off as preachy, and you’ve got an author who’s stories you can entrust to your children.
You can read more reviews of past Susan Marlow stories on my old blog, by clicking here.