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Series

A to Z mysteries volume 24
A to Z Mystery

Language

English

Formats

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.

2) Curious George and the dump truck

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1984

Language

English

Description

Curious George gets into trouble when he boards a dump truck and spills a load of sand in the road but redeems himself when the sand blocks the getaway of jewelry thieves.

3) The talking T. Rex

Author

Series

A to Z mysteries volume 20
A to Z Mystery

Language

English

Formats

Description

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex model that their friend, Jud Wheat, is using to raise money for a dinosaur museum.

4) The quicksand question

Author

Series

A to Z Mystery
A to Z mysteries volume 17

Language

English

Formats

Description

When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.

5) The white wolf

Author

Series

A to Z mysteries volume 23
A to Z Mystery

Language

English

Formats

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.

6) The cafe mystery

Author

Widmark, Martin

Series

Whodunit Detective Agency volume 4

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC

Pub. Date

[2003] 2015

Language

English

Description

A robber has struck at Cafe Marzipan, Pleasant Valley's best bakery, three times in the past year and the police chief once again calls upon the super sleuthing skills of best friends Jerry and Maya to help him catch the tricky thief.

7) The Thief Lord

Author

Funke, Cornelia Caroline

Publisher

Scholastic

Pub. Date

2002

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."

8) The witch's boy

Author

Barnhill, Kelly Regan

Pub. Date

2015

Language

English

Description

Book, Audio, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

When a Bandit King comes to steal the magic that Ned's family is meant to take care of, Ned struggles to summon the strength to protect his family and community, while the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned.

9) The magic misfits

Author

Harris, Neil Patrick

Series

Magic misfits volume 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Six young magicians and illusionists team up to save their small town from a crooked carnival owner and his goons"--

10) Julia vanishes

Author

Egan, Catherine

Series

Witch's child volume 1

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

All aboard reading. Picture reader

Possessing an ability to hide on the edge of perception, Julia conceals her talents in a city where magic is banned and poses as a grand lady's housemaid alongside an eccentric band of fellow housemates who have ties to a powerful killer.

11) Skippyjon Jones: the great bean caper

Series

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

2009

Language

English

Description

Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese kitten who dreams of being a Chihuahua, travels with his amigos to a faraway island to find El Bumblebeeto, who has stolen beans from Los Chimichangos. Includes translation of Spanish words.

12) The reader: sea of ink and gold

Author

Chee, Traci

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

"Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered"--

13) The cereal box mystery

Author

Series

Boxcar children mysteries
The Boxcar Children

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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.

14) Trouble at the bridge

Author

Birkinshaw, Marie

Publisher

Dorling Kindersley

Pub. Date

2000

Language

English

Description

As the Lego city builders hurry to complete a new bridge, they face an unusual problem when a bank robber tries to hide in their giant crane.

15) Granny and the desperadoes

Author

Parish, Peggy

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Pub. Date

1996

Language

English

16) Cam Jansen and the ghostly mystery

Author

Adler, David A

Series

Cam Jansen adventure volume 16

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

c1996

Language

English

Description

Cam uses her photographic memory to catch a thief disguised as a ghost.

17) Minnie and Moo, wanted dead or alive

Author

Cazet, Denys

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c2006

Language

English

Description

Trying to help Mr. Farmer with his finances, Minnie and Moo go to the bank to ask for money and are mistaken for the Bazooka sisters, dangerous outlaws.

18) Elmer Blunt's open house

Author

Novak, Matt

Publisher

Orchard Books

Pub. Date

1992

Language

English

Description

Several animals and a robber explore Elmer Blunt's home when he forgets to close the door on his way to work.

19) Rebellion of thieves: Bk 2

Author

Magoon, Kekla

Series

Robyn Hoodlum adventure volume 2

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

Robyn Loxley plans to sieze the opportunity to rescue her parents from the governor's mansion by competing in the Iron Teen contest, although success could bring unwanted attention from Crown.

20) Otto Tattercoat and the forest of lost things

Author

Woods, Matilda

Publisher

Philomel Books

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Description