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42) Monkey trouble
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 127
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While spending two days touring a zoo to see the baby animals, the four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, help catch an escaped monkey, participate in a photography contest, and investigate a missing camera.
Author
Publisher
Yellow Jacket
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A pair of book collectors infiltrate the mind of ten-year-old Oliver Nelson, the last person to read a rare recently destroyed book, which thrusts Oliver into the story where he helps the characters reach the ending before the collectors steal it.
Author
Series
Rules for Thieves volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Alli Rosco escapes her orphanage, only to be hit with a deadly curse by a magic-wielding, law-enforcing Protector, and with nowhere else to turn and days to live, Alli learns to steal from a street thief named Beck and follows him back to the legendary Thieves Guild, where she hopes to find a home and the means to save herself.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 110
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Aldens investigate when an old wooden mask they have found is stolen.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The school supplies have gone missing, and because of Romeo's wacky invention, Catboy and Gekko now have Owlette's powers. But Owlette doesn't want to share her powers. Will the PJ Masks be able to work together and save the school?"--Publisher marketing.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While staying at Colette's home in Paris, the Thea Sisters plan to attend a runway show at the Eiffel Tower until the designs for the show are stolen.
49) The good thieves
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot recruits her new friends, a female pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When a thief breaks into the P.E. lockers, leaving behind cryptic ransom notes, Drew Leclair, who is determined to stay out of trouble, investigates while dealing with her friends' obsession with the upcoming Wonderland dance.
Author
Series
Myrtle Hardcastle mystery volume 2
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When someone commits robbery and murder aboard the luxurious train on which Myrtle Hardcastle, her Aunt Helena, her governess Miss Judson, and cat Peony are traveling, Myrtle is determined to find the culprit.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 30
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While attending the Festival of Time in Germany, the Thea sisters investigate the theft of a famous clock.
Author
Series
Camp Lil' Vills volume 1
Publisher
DisneyHyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
At her father's summer camp set in the middle of an enchanted forest, Bloom finds herself bunking with Cruella de Vil, who hates puppies (and pretty much everything else), and who wants to steal the rare furry Nerbit and turn it into a fancy hat.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew and the clue crew volume 17
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Disaster strikes Nancy's cousin's wedding when the wedding cake is rolled out with a piece missing.
Author
Series
Hardy Boys secret files volume 6
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After losing the Junior Bike Rally because of a blown tire, Frank has more trouble when his bike is stolen.
Author
Series
Capital mysteries volume 14
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"KC and Marshall convince the President of the United States to pardon more than one turkey for Thanksgiving, but all 117 of them are stolen off the National Mall"--
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 66
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Milan to attend the unveiling of a parchment that contains the original recipe for a traditional holiday bread, Geronimo Stilton is shocked when a thief posing as him steals the recipe, forcing him to catch the culprit and clear his name.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 74
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While celebrating his birthday with his family, Geronimo realizes someone has replaced all of his money with counterfeit bills and sets out to find the thieves.
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