robbers and outlaws

A Pony Express rider stops to help a family in need at Christmas despite his mission to deliver the mail without delay.

Tina and her mother first arrived in Kenya as refugees from Congo desperately searching for a better life. They can barely believe their luck when Tina's mother finds work as a maid for the Greyhills, one of the city's most illustrious families. But when Tina discovers her mother shot dead in Mr. Greyhill's private study, she knows he pulled the trigger. With revenge on her mind, Tina spends the next four years surviving the streets on her own, training as a master thief - waiting for her chance.

A jewelry store robber's life is changed after he meets a disabled young woman who witnessed his crime.

The thrilling conclusion to the Mask of Shadows duology that weaves a tale of magic, shadows, and most importantly, revenge. As one of the Queen's elite assassins, Sal finally has the power, prestige, and permission to hunt down the lords who killed their family. But Sal still has to figure out who the culprits are. They must enlist the help of some old friends and enemies while ignoring a growing distaste for the queen andthat the charming Elise is being held prisoner by her father. But there's something terribly wrong in the north. Talk of the return of shadows, missing children, and magic abounds. As Sal takes out the people responsible for their ruined homeland, Sal learns secrets and truths that can't be forgotten.

Jack's new friend Tashi shares his great adventures, describing how he managed to escape from a giant named Chintu and a group of bandits who kidnapped Tashi.

"When his best friend Woody is arrested--an unwitting accomplice to a robbery--Theodore Boone must work to prove his innocence"--Provided by publisher.

"In the aftermath of a successful quest, Apprentice Kalanthe and Olsa-the-thief-of-the-realm must cope with their newfound fame and find a way to overcome the forces that would drive them apart"--Provided by publisher.

"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"--Back cover.

When a new shark species is discovered off the Carolina coast, Mimi and Papa take Avery and Evan to Palmetto Bluff to learn more about it. The theft of valuable fossils belonging to the University of South Carolina while the paleontologist responsible for them is dining with Mimi and her family, however, soon has Avery and Evan working to solve a new mystery.

Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a valuable tea bowl that is stolen in Japan.