Twelve-year-old Annyrose, left behind when her brother joins the Gold Rush, escapes the unscrupulous woman with whom she is staying and sets out on a grand adventure with the notorious bandit Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws.
Three houses in River Heights have been burglarized, and the police are blaming the babysitter, but Nancy doesn't think Juanita did it, so she sets out to prove Juanita's innocence.
Nancy Drew and her friends become caught up in a dangerous investigation when they agree to help search for a diamond thief while on a cruise around the Great Lakes.
An abridged version of Dicken's story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
The life story of Jesse James, famous outlaw of the Old West, from his activities in the Civil War and his career as a bank robber to his demise at the Ford brothers' house.