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1) The thief
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
Fantasy meets crime caper in the first book of a landmark, enduringly popular epic series about a roguish group of conmen, which George R. R. Martin has called “fresh, original, and engrossing . . . gorgeously realized.”
An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist....
An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges relentless danger, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist....
3) Pirates
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of piracy throughout the world, and discusses characteristics of buccaneers, privateers, and corsairs, including descriptions of weapons and daily life.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Stunningly dark, hugely intelligent and thoroughly addictive, Ghostman announces the arrival of an exciting and highly distinctive novelist. When a casino robbery in Atlantic City goes horribly awry, the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a favor from someone who's occasionally called Jack. While it's doubtful that anyone knows his actual name or anything at all about his true identity, or even if he's still alive, he's in his mid-thirties...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When a Bandit King comes to take the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, the stuttering, weak boy villagers think should have drowned rather than his twin summons the strength to protect his family and community, while in the woods, the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned.
Author
Series
A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 14
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit a dude ranch in Montana, they find themselves with another mystery to solve, this one involving the theft of money from the ranch's safe and of a large gold nugget that Josh had found.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Crooks Barry and Larry want to get rich fast. So when they find out two rookie cops are driving a priceless golden egg to a museum, they hatch a plan to steal it." --Back cover.
Author
Series
Tyme volume 1
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Rapunzel believes she is the luckiest person in Tyme, because Witch tells her so, but when Jack climbs into her tower to steal an enchanted rose, he hints that Witch is not telling the whole truth and Rapunzel, driven by her anger and fear, descends to the ground for the first time.
10) The whipping boy
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Toad brothers are wreaking havoc in Drywater Gulch when a boy with no experience but immense knowledge of dinosaurs rides into town on his tortoise and declares himself the new sheriff.
Author
Series
Calendar mysteries volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While investigating a mystery on New Year's Eve, four friends encounter a big surprise.
Author
Series
A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 24
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star's diamond pendant, and they are soon on the trail of the thief. X is for X-RAY - Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are having an excellent time at the Penelope Gwinn concert. But during intermission, Dink injures his arm! At the same time, the singer's diamond necklace is stolen. Could the two mishaps somehow be connected? And could Dink's X-ray be a clue? It's up to the kids...
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 109
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar children must track down an instrument thief in time to save Greenfield's music festival from disaster.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Paskey, owner of the Book Nook, plays an April Fools' Day prank on Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. They hatch a plan to get back at him, but then the bookstore is robbed--no joke! Can the kids track down the crook? Or will this April Fools' be an April fail?"--
17) The white wolf
Author
Series
A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 23
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While visiting their friend Wallis and her adopted daughter on Mount Desert Island, Maine, Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose investigate why three white wolf cubs were stolen, and by whom.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 65
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When the Alden children set out to solve a jewelry store robbery, they find they must also deal with a mysterious thief who steals their favorite cereal.
19) The thief lord
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord."
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
©2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels". This instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had and the perfect partner to carry on the family business.
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