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1) The thief
Author
Series
Queen's thief volume 1
Language
English
Description
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.
Author
Series
Magic misfits volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--
3) Oculta
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"... a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must reunite when a deadly enemy threatens their kingdom's chance at establishing a global peace."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Six of crows volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals and new enemies emerge to challenge...
5) Stage dreams
Author
Language
English
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Description
In 1861, Grace, a runaway, and Flor, a stagecoach robber, join forces to thwart a plan by the Confederate Army in the New Mexico Territory.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Jack and the Lady take the train West to visit a dude ranch. One night, there's a bank robbery next door, and Jack is pegged as the bandit. But thanks to Jack's new rope tricks, the real robber is caught, and Jack leaves the Wild West a free rabbit with a big secret.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gawain is a loyal and true goose serving as chief guard of the royal treasury. Now he's being charged with stealing from the treasury. Gawain is certain of his innocence, but he can't prove it. Will the real thief come forward to save Gawain, or will he live in exile forever?
8) Spy penguins
Author
Series
Spy penguins volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young penguins Jackson, also known as Secret Agent 00Zero, and his inventor-friend, Quigley, investigate who is stealing rare fish from the Rookeryville aquarium, hoping to prove themselves to the Frosty Bureau of Investigation.
Author
Series
Great pet heist volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When their elderly owner goes to the hospital, Butterbean the dachshund, Walt the cat, Oscar the mynah bird, and rats Marco and Polo plan a robbery to support themselves.
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Stax Stonecutter has lived a peaceful--if unremarkable--life in his small town in the Overworld. He prefers leisure to work, choosing to tend to his gardens and play with his cats all day rather than expand his family's mining business. But when a mysterious stranger arrives, he takes everything from Stax, stranding him in the middle of nowhere and with nothing to his name. Now, Stax must learn not only how to survive, but how to live"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evie Baker, storyteller, yearns for adventure, so she ventures into the Old Forest hoping to catch a Fel and compel it to use its magic to grant her wish; instead she stumbles into a nest of robbers and has to be rescued by the Queen's Guard--but maybe it is the start of a dangerous adventure because she and her new friend Max, a Guard messenger, have stumbled unto a conspiracy.
Author
Series
The Brixton Brothers volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader Steve Brixton finds himself pulled back into sleuthing when, during a train trip down the California coast, he uncovers a mystery involving a fleet of priceless automobiles, an assassin, and a private rail car.
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"A few crooks are coming up with a plan to steal all the presents at the LEGO City town tree. After several days of hilariously unsuccessful attempts--Christmas Eve has arrived and the crooks make their last attempt to steal all the presents. They creep towards the tree in the dark only to find themselves in the middle of the tree lighting ceremony! The tree is lit, the crooks are carted off to prison, and Christmas is saved!"--Information from Aamzon.com....
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When Nott City is taken over by a harsh governor, Ignomus Crown, and her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley flees for her life and joins a group of children trying to take back what is rightfully theirs in this futuristic retelling of Robin Hood.
16) Nameless queen
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the city of Seriden, everyone expected the king's daughter, Esther, would inherit the throne. Instead, it went to a thief called Coin. She is a Nameless-- no family, no legal rights, and no standing in society. In a palace where the corridors are more dangerous than the streets, Coin must make a name for herself. But how long can she keep the crown if everyone wants her dead? -- adapted from jacket
Author
Series
A to Z mysteries super edition volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2011.
Language
English
Description
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are enjoying a visit to San Francisco when Holden, their college-age tour guide, is accused of abducting Miss Chinatown from the Chinese New Year parade and stealing her valuable crown.
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 8
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©1994
Language
English
Description
Joe, Frank, and their friends search the icebound Cabin Island for a missing boy and some stolen medals.
Author
Series
Master Diplexito and Mr. Scant volume 2
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1900s, an English schoolboy and his criminal mastermind butler travel to Paris and then race to Shanghai to solve a dangerous kidnappng case and unravel a plot to attack the child emperor of China.
20) Reign of outlaws
Author
Series
Robyn Hoodlum adventure volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley has seventy-two hours to decide between sacrificing herself to save her parents and friends, or continuing to lead the rebellion to rid Nott City from Ignomus Crown once and for all.
When twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley set out to save her parents, she never could've predicted that she would become Robyn Hoodlum, leader of the rebellion against the harsh government led by Ignomus Crown. But Robyn's attempt to free her parents...
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