Watson, Tom
Summary: Much to Edith's delight, she and Stick Cat are enjoying a lazy day at his apartment. But not for long. Soon, strange and threatening sounds come from the ceiling. What could it be? An elephant? Santa?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION WATOwen, Margaret
Summary: "Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love--and she's on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja's otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back... by stealing Gisele's life for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Summary: In the kingdom of Fantome, where shade-magic is controlled by rival guilds, Seraphine seeks revenge for her mother's murder while navigating her forbidden attraction to Ransom, heir to the enemy guild, as they become embroiled in a power struggle for control of the city's underworld.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2024
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Summary: Joss and Jericho team up with their greatest enemies--including two of the most powerful mages in the world--to bring an end to the queen's empire of lies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RHODaneshvari, Gitty.
Summary: Thirteen-year-olds Madeleine, Theo, and Lulu, fourteen-year-old Garrison, and ten-year-old new "contestant" Hyacinth, must face their phobias and join forces to learn who is stealing wigs and pageant trophies from the School of Fear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DANOwen, Margaret
Summary: "After accidentally starting a cult and invoking the wrath of the gods, a scam artist must fight to save everyone she has ever loved in this sequel to Margaret Owens YA fantasy Little Thieves. When misfortune strikes, the 'reformed' jewel thief Vanja manipulates a remote village for help and in turn, accidentally starts a cult around a Low God, the Scarlet Maiden. Soon after, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC OWEKeene, Carolyn.
Summary: Nancy Drew's latest involvement in a mystery begins in her home town and concerns a synthetic sapphire with a spider embedded in it, and the strange disappearance of Ned Nickerson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1968
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Summary: The school skeleton: At Green Lawn Elementary, the entire school becomes involved in a mystery when Mr. Bones, the skeleton in the nurse's office, disappears.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC ROYKing, Trey
Summary: While Detective Chase McCain does his best to make sure that an important box reaches its destination safely, infamous criminal Rex Fury shows up with other plans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC KINBest, Jessica Mary
Summary: After traveling from her home planet to Ouris and sneaking into the imperial ball to steal from the galactic elite, expert thief Cass is framed for the unexpected death of the emperor, and must work together with a mysterious rebel to uncover the true plot and clear her name.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BESLynn, Jenna
Summary: Master thief Robyn Hood must discover who is taking money from a local orphanage before the kids' fates are put in danger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC LYNKing, Trey.
Summary: When the smartest crooks in LEGO city plot to rob the museum of its priceless blue diamond, it is up to Detective Chase McCain and his swat team to save the day!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN KINLe Guin, Ursula K.
Summary: Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief, wizard Ged Sparrowhawk, who seeks a special treasure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in JT Fantasy, Call number: JT Fantasy LeGuin 1971Wilker, Bowman.
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Owlkids Books, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILRoy, Ron
Summary: The white wolf: 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.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD ROYStilton, Geronimo
Summary: "When Geronimo Stilton gets signed up for a dating app, will he get matched with the rodent of his dreams, or will it be a mismatch? Thea Stilton worries Geronimo Stilton, her brother and famouse Editor-in-Chief of The Rodent's Gazette, may be living the lonely bachelor life. With Ben's help, they sign Geronimo up for a dating service. But what happens when the service gives him the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STIWatson, Jude
Summary: March and Jules are teenage twins, following in their father's footsteps as jewel thieves, but when their latest job goes wrong they end up with one jewel, a sapphire called the Morning Star, one of three cursed jewels--and the only way they can break the curse is to elude the FBI, Interpol, and a gang of international criminals, find the other two jewels, and reunite them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WATPastis, Stephan
Summary: In this fourth book of Timmy Failure's memoirs, Timmy is forced to take his investigation into stolen charity funds on the road when his mother forces him to help her boyfriend move to Chicago. They are on the road in a cross-country trip that includes Timmy's mom, Total the polar bear, Doorman Dave, and criminal mastermind Molly Moskins. It's a world gone mad, where good becomes bad, and Timmy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC PASScarry, Richard
Summary: "Grocer Dog has a problem at the supermarket. Someone has been sneaking food out of the store! Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig will surely get to the bottom of this quirky mystery."--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Asked to locate a stolen necklace of unusual value, Nancy soon discovers that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 1979
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC KEETang, Andrea
Summary: "When Zhong Ning’er takes the job, she expects a smash-and-grab burglary she’s doing to make rent and help out a friend. What she doesn’t expect: a sad-eyed army boy who dreams of insurrection, a former rebel leader trapped inside a secret lab, a group of aspiring revolutionaries who are first collaborators, then compatriots, and then, perhaps, friends. But this is Beijing, nearly a hundred and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TANReeve, Philip
Summary: In a world of drones and androids Zen Starling is a human thief, but mostly he just likes to ride the Interstellar Express, the sentient trains that travel through the K gates from planet to planet, something only the Guardians understand--but now the mysterious Raven wants him to steal the Pyxis, an object that could either open up a new gate, challenging the Guardians, or put the entire gate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Switch Press, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC REEJones, Jaida
Summary: Rags is a two-bit thief-- but an excellent one. When he's caught by royal sorcerer Morien the Last, he's being forced to find an ancient fae relics. But the "relics" Morien are after are actually people-- a fae prince, a Queensguard deserter, and others, including Rags. It's six misfits against a wicked enemy. Good thing Rags is smart-- and he has a plan that just might work. -- adapted from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JONGallo, Tina
Summary: "Night Ninja steals the school bus to make his own super-car! Can the PJ Masks stop him in his tracks?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2017