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Sammy Keyes and the hotel thief

2005
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.

The day Dirk Yeller came to town

2011
When outlaw Dirk Yeller arrives in Cowtown looking for something to take away his cat-scratch fever, young Sam, whose pa says he is "a world-a-trouble and curious as a tomcat," knows just what this dangerous and jittery criminal needs to calm him down.

The ghost at Camp David

2010
KC and her friend Marshall accompany KC's stepfather, the United States President, to remote Camp David, where they find clues that point to either ghostly or criminal activity.

The secret of Wildcat Swamp

1969
An archaeological expedition in the West turns into a desperate attempt to capture robbers and an escaped convict.

Magician in the trunk

2007
Alex and his sisters travel back in time to the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, where they work with young Harry Houdini to track down a thief.

Trouble at Coyote Canyon

1993
On a ride through the rough and rugged country around Durango, Colorado, the Hardys ride into an ambush. An old secret lies buried in the mountains and a modern-day gang of outlaws is ready to protect it.

The thief and the beanstalk

2005
Nick joins a band of thieves and must break into a large white castle that allegedly holds an old man, Jack--rich from a quest up a magical beanstalk--but when Nick has to journey up the same beanstalk, it holds unfamiliar foes.

Oliver Twist

1996
An abridged version of the classic "Oliver Twist," the tale of a poor London orphan hoping for a better life, narrated by Wishbone the television dog, with information about the author and setting of the story, and a list of characters.

Madhattan mystery

2013
On her first day in New York City with her younger brother, Kevin, twelve-year-old Lexi overhears thieves discussing where to hide stolen jewels, and the siblings, along with their aunt's neighbor, Kim Ling, skip day camp to investigate "the crime of the century.".

The highwayman

2009
An illustrated version of the well-known poem about the highwayman and his true love, the innkeeper's daughter.

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