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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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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."
3) Hostage
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
When eleven-year-old Kaci interrupts burglars in the process of robbing her house, she and her nosy elderly neighbor Mrs. Banducci are kidnapped and held hostage by the desperate and ruthless criminals.
Author
Series
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
Author
Series
Peter Nimble adventures volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Raised to be a thief, blind orphan Peter Nimble, age ten, steals from a mysterious stranger three pairs of magical eyes, that lead him to a hidden island where he must decide to become a hero or resume his life of crime.
Author
Series
Werepenguin volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Some stories are about happy, adorable penguins who form families, learn to dance, or make friends. This is not one of those stories. All orphan Bolt Wattle has ever wanted was to find his true family. When a mysterious baron in far-off Brugaria sends for Bolt, he wonders if he's getting closer to finding his long-lost parents. But Baron Chordata appears to be a twelve-year-old boy who wears tuxedos all the time, shouts at everyone, and forbids Bolt...
7) Dog gone!
Author
Series
Good crooks volume 2
Publisher
Egmont USA
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their thieving parents steal a rich and famous dog, twins Jillian and Billy, who have grown tired of being crooks, must find a way to get Poochie Smoochie back to her owner. Includes activities.
Author
Series
Eddie Dickens trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Eddie Dickens survives encounters with an escap artist in a runaway hearse's coffin, a hot air balloon bearing the escape artist's lovely assistant, a gas explosion, and a jewel thief on the run.
Author
Series
The keepers trilogy (Lian Tanner) volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Goldie, an impulsive and bold twelve-year-old, escapes the oppressive city of Jewel, where children are required to wear guardchains for their protection, and finds refuge in the extraordinary Museum of Dunt, an ever-shifting world where she discovers a useful talent for thievery and mysterious secrets that threaten her city and everyone she loves.
11) Reign of outlaws
Author
Series
Robyn Hoodlum adventures volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley has seventy-two hours to decide between sacrificing herself to save her parents and friends, or continuing to lead the rebellion to rid Nott City from Ignomus Crown once and for all.
When twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley set out to save her parents, she never could've predicted that she would become Robyn Hoodlum, leader of the rebellion against the harsh government led by Ignomus Crown. But Robyn's attempt to free her parents...
Author
Series
Felony Bay mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"When Abbey and Bee's neighbor's dog, Yemassee, is kidnapped, they decide it's their job to find the men who took him"--
14) Clueless McGee
Author
Series
Clueless McGee volume 1
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Through a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee tells of his efforts to discover who stole macaroni and cheese from the school cafeteria.
Author
Series
Robyn Hoodlum adventures volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When Nott City is taken over by a harsh governor, Ignomus Crown, and her parents disappear, twelve-year-old Robyn Loxley flees for her life and joins a group of children trying to take back what is rightfully theirs in this futuristic retelling of Robin Hood.
16) Ghost train
Author
Series
Cascade Mountain railroad mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Billy finds a burlap sack containing a pistol and a cryptic, threatening note, he and his best friends Dannie and Finn avoid rehearsals for the town's historical pageant while trying to learn who holds a grudge and is plotting against the railroad.
17) Code of silence
Author
Series
Code of silence novels volume 1
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-olds Cooper, Hiro, and Gordy witness a robbery that leaves a man in a coma, they find themselves tangled in a web of mystery and deceit that threatens their lives.
18) City of lies
Author
Series
The keepers trilogy (Lian Tanner) volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Goldie, impulsive and bold, relies on her skills as a liar and a thief to try to rescue her captured friends from the child-stealers running rampant in the City of Spoke.
In the last few months she had had more than a dozen messages from the museum, asking when she was going to take up her position as Fifth Keeper. Tonight she would reply. 'Never.' Goldie Roth is a trained thief and a skilful liar. She's supposed to be one of the...
19) Bandit's moon
Author
Series
California Gold Rush novels volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.
20) Capture the flag
Author
Series
Silver Jaguar Society volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, Jos,̌ and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport during a snowstorm.
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