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Author
Series
Three thieves volume 4
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
RASL volume 4
Publisher
Cartoon Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When Rasl, a thief and ex-military engineer, discovers the lost journals of Nikola Tesla, he bridges the gap between modern physics history's most notorious scientist. But his breakthrough comes at a price. In a tale of violence, intrigue, and betrayal, Rasl finds himself in possession of humankind's greatest and most dangerous secret.
Author
Series
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne volume 1
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
High school student Maron Kusakabe has a secret: she's Phantom Thief Jeanne, the reincarnation of Joan of Arc. She sneaks into private art collections to steal paintings in which demons reside. Jeanne's task is to seal the demons before they can devour human hearts. So far she's been able to evade the police on her midnight outings, but now another thief has come onto the scene--Phantom Thief Sinbad--and he's trying to take the paintings before she...
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A stranger has witnessed Jeanne's transformation, and Maron worries that the police will soon find out her real identity. Chiaki again asks Maron to go out with him, but she refuses because they are on opposing sides. But if Chiaki is truly her enemy, why is he asking his partner, Access, if he's been working for the Demon Lord?
Series
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The characters of Hotel Strange are busy planning a music festival, until thieves kidnap Marietta and Mr. Léclair. Kiki and the others must solve the mystery of a missing sapphire to save their friends, and the festival!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Tokyopop
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the hit Disney movie, Tangled. Rapunzel has lived inside an isolated tower all her life, able to see the world outside her window but forbidden to leave. When the notorious thief Flynn Rider shows up, she makes a deal with him to finally break free and experience the world outside her prison. Is the world as scary as Mother Gothel promised it would be? Or will she find the answers behind her magical, flowing hair and the truth about her...
Author
Series
RASL volume 2
Publisher
Cartoon Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The secrets of RASL's technology and his hidden past are exposed when a mysterious, lizard-faced stranger starts killing the art thief's girlfriends in multiple universes. The stranger knows that RASL used to work for the military-industrial complex on a project code-named The St. George Array, and believes that RASL has stolen secrets that will unlock the power of the universe.
Author
Series
Three thieves volume 3
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As the three thieves trek further west in search of Greyfalcon, they stumble on a kidnapping in progress. Dessa daringly rescues the victim--who turns out to be the crown prince of Medoria! The thieves are still on the run from the Queen's Dragons, so being openly celebrated by a neighboring kingdom seems like a bad idea. But it also holds a rare opportunity. The prince--who grows more and more devoted to Dessa--promises his help on her quest. However,...
Author
Series
Delilah Dirk volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk is an Indiana Jones for the 19th century. She has traveled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Using the skills she's picked up on the way, Delilah's adventures continue as she plots to rob a rich and corrupt Sultan in Constantinople. With the aid of her flying boat and her newfound friend, Selim, she evades the Sultan's guards, leaves angry pirates in the dust, and fights her way through the countryside....
Series
Chimera (Tyler Ellis) volume 1
Publisher
Comiker Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Haunted by their pasts, a crew of thieves is hired for a covert mission to steal a priceless artifact in the midst of a galaxy being ripped apart by an interstellar holy war. If they want to survive - much less succeed - they must navigate hostile worlds, vengeful aliens, a deranged demon, and betrayal from within."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Postman from space volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Bob, our postman from space, has certainly gained a lot of confidence since we last met him. He's been named Employee of the Month! but this time around, the big unknown isn't the problem...The problem is, he has a partner for the first time. And Bob likes to work alone. Still, what could possibly go wrong?"-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Grande Odalisque (Mulot) volume 1
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Carole & Alex, best friends for years, are now literal partners in crime and planning their biggest heist yet: to steal the classic Ingres painting Le Grande Odalisque from the Louvre. With the help of Sam, their new getaway driver, the trio feels like they could take on the French Special Forces--and they just might need to."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Three thieves volume 5
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dessa convinces the smuggler Quinn to transport her, Topper and Fisk to the mysterious Island of Astaroth. Dessa is convinced her twin brother, Jared, who was abducted years earlier by the Queen's chamberlain, is being held on the island. However, soon after setting sail, they are overtaken by a pirate ship commanded by the King of Pirates, whom they discover is interested in only one treasure on board: Dessa's map to the location of Astaroth! Will...
Publisher
Etch, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Headed to the Mumbai, India for her next caper! The Magna Cartas are on special exhibit, and cunning and cutting VILE operative Paperstar makes off with the precious documents. Carmen must get them back before Paperstar can hand them off to VILE, all while evading capture by the ACME agents hot on her trail. Who will end up with the priceless papers? Adventure awaits in this action-packed graphic novel starring...
18) The Banks
Author
Publisher
TKO Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Steal smart. Right a wrong. Chicago. Southside. For fifty years the women of the Banks family have been th most successful thieves in the city by following one simple rule: Get in. Get away. Get paid. Never get greedy. Bun when the youngest Banks, who has long turned her back on her family stumbles upon the hist of a lifetime, the potential windfall may be enough to bring three generations of thieves together for one incredible score and the chance...
Series
Adventure zone volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Our boys have gone full-time at the Bureau of Balance, and their next assignment is a real thorny one: apprehending The Raven, a master thief who's tapped into the power of a Grand Relic to ransack the city of Goldcliff. Local life-saver Lieutenant Hurley pulls them out of the woods, only to throw them headlong into the world of battle wagon racing, Goldcliff's favorite high-stakes low-legality sport and The Raven's chosen battlefield. Will the boys...
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The Black Cat steals the spotlight! Continuing the saga of the web-slinger from the smash-hit video game! Peter Parker, A.K.A. Spider-Man, finds himself in the middle of a gang war raging through New York City. But as he butts heads with the likes of Hammerhead and the Maggia, the unexpected reappearance of old flame Felicia Hardy also known as the Black Cat sets his world on fire! The Cats heroic days are long behind her, but what is the secret...
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