A funny, moving novel about a sneak-thieving girl with the ability to actually see people´s pain--and take it away--who learns how simple acts of kindness can change the world Thanks to her sneak-thieving skills, Hush Cantrell can fend for herself. Which is a good thing, since her mom´s the last person to look out for her. Hush´s life isn´t all roses, but when her new friend Desiree enters the picture, things start looking up. That is, until Hush´s luck runs out and she´s finally caught. Now Hush has to turn over a new leaf: her only alternative to the dreaded juvvie is a job at Miz Tromp´s Nursery. There Hush gets more than she bargained for--she learns for the first time how to make good things grow. But soon Hush realizes something strange is happening to her: she can actually see people´s pain--and take it away. Pretty soon Hush and Desiree are on a mission to rid their town of pain. What could possibly be the downside to that? With an appealing southern voice and a hint of magical realism, Sneak Thief is a funny and life-affirming story of one girl lost--and found.