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"It's the week before Christmas in Tinsel Town, and the Edgerton Mall isn't exactly full of holiday cheer, despite its two Santas. The mall is a fossil of an industry in decline; many of its stores are closed, and to make matters worse, there is a rampant shoplifting problem. Enter burglar Junior Bender, the unwilling fixer for LA's various underworld bosses. The murderous Russian gangster who owns the mall hires Junior to look into the shoplifting...
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Series
Booker the library bat volume 1
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Booker the bat, new to his job as a security guard at the Joanina Library, foils the attempted theft of pages from one of the collection's rare books.
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Snazzy cat capers volume 2
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Ophelia von Hairball V of Burglaria, international kitty of mystery, is always fishing for a new mission im-paws-ible. When a thief steals a dangerous artifact from its vault, the Furry Feline Burglary Institute (FFBI) puts Ophelia in charge of stealing it back. But when the cat's away, the dogs will play. The Central Canine Intelligence Agency (CCIA) is hot on her tail--and they want the artifact for themselves! Ophelia will need some dashing disguises,...
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Owlkids Books Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This is a story about a wisecracker, firecracker, knucklecracking crook named Jack. Jack devises a ploy to rob a bank, with a duck as his unlikely accomplice. This villainous duo bumbles their way through a robbery, in which Jack ends up knocked unconscious, arrested for the crime, and thrown in jail. Meanwhile, the duck makes off like a bandit, escaping with all the dough to live a life of luxury in the tropics. Rhyming text, onomatopoeia, and an...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Izzy, a spunky nine year-old, gets left at school on the last day before Christmas break. While her parents brave a blizzard to reach her, three bumbling crooks break into the school to hide out until the heat dies down. But when they take Ray, the school janitor, hostage Izzy will have to find a way to save him and teach the crooks a lesson.
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Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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Arséne Lupin, que logró ser más famoso que su creador, nació como un encargo del editor Pierre Lafitte al escritor Maurice Leblanc. En este libro se reúnen los nueve cuentos -relacionados entre sí como los capítulos de una serie televisiva- que Leblanc publicó en la revista de Lafitte, Je sais tout.
Aršne Lupine, who managed to be more famous than its creator, was born as a commission from the publisher Pierre Lafitte to the writer Maurice...
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Joe Gunther mysteries volume 22
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Across Brattleboro, Vermont, rich people (some with dark secrets) are waking up in their high security, alarm-equipped homes to find a Post-it note stuck to their bedside tables reading, "You're it." There is little sign of disturbance anywhere, nothing stolen (that anyone admits,) and only a bit of expensive food eaten as a signature. The Press loves the story and dubs the burglar the Tag Man. But who is he? And what's he actually doing? In fact,...
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Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
How did Catwoman become Batman's feline foe? Discover the story behind this cat burglar's journey from friend to felon, including the source of her catlike skills.
12) The wanted
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English
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When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole, it's because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she's afraid he's dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different. With two other partners in crime, he's been responsible for a string of high-end burglaries, a crime spree that takes a deadly turn when one of them is murdered and Tyson and his girlfriend disappear. They stole the wrong thing from the wrong...
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Bandette volume 1
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Bandette, costumed teen burglar and the world's greatest thief, is a thorn in the side of the police and the criminal underworld, and must try to survive when she discovers a plot against her life.
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Bandette volume 2
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Bandette and friendly rival Monsieur compete in the Great Thieving Race, while criminal organization FINIS retaliates by sending an assassin after Bandette"--
"Bandette returns to steal readers' hearts once again! The teenaged master burglar has thrown down the gauntlet with the Great Thieving Race, and friendly rival Monsieur has stepped in to take the challenge. This second charming collection of the award-winning digital series sees the two competing...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A burglar on the run is mistaken for a Santa hired to promote a Christmas tree farm. He decides to stick around for the 3 week run and ends up casing the local bank. He finds himself torn between his criminal past and the widowed woman and her daughter whom he is growing close to.
17) Meow or never
Author
Series
Snazzy cat capers volume 3
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Ophelia and her inventor sidekick Oscar F. Gold are deep in preparations for the biggest challenge the FFBI (Furry Feline Burglary Institute) has to offer: The M.E.O.W. competition! The fur-and-fin duo show up with the most valuable treasure they can find--and Ophelia's cousin Pierre von Rascal beats them to the punch with a priceless painting that puts their loot to shame. But Ophelia is certain the expensive artwork is an elaborate fake! Ophelia...
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Series
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When an old gravesite exposes a coffin filled with rocks instead of the expected remains, and a retired state politician turns up dead, Joe Gunther and his team follow the evidence to an escaped mental patient who holds the key to solving both cases.
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Bandette volume 3
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Bandette, greatest thief in all the lands, uncovers the greatest of all mysteries! A clue to the location of the legendary House of the Green Mask! But the sinister Voice is after the same treasure, and sent a deadly assassin after the same secrets! Worse, he's stolen the dearest thing to Bandette's heart. Now, she's after revenge!"--Back cover.
20) The burglar
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English
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From the New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry, "who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks" (Stephen King), comes a new thriller about an unlikely burglar--a young woman in her 20s--who realizes she must solve a string of murders, or else become the next victim. Elle Stowell is a young woman with an unconventional profession: burglary. But Elle is no petty thief--with just the right combination of smarts, looks, and skills,...
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