theft

At her father's summer camp set in the middle of an enchanted forest, Bloom finds herself bunking with Cruella de Vil, who hates puppies (and pretty much everything else), and who wants to steal the rare furry Nerbit and turn it into a fancy hat.

Twelve-year-old Jake McQuade is the smartest kid in the universe, but if he wants to keep his title he will have to figure out a way to defeat the villain who steals his ingestible knowledge capsules.

Private I must find out who is responsible for the disappearing clocks and watches in Capital City before they run out of time.

"A heroic girl in Mumbai fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity--an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even a rooftop swimming pool. What Minni also discovers there is one of the water mafia bosses. Now she must decide whether to expose him and risk her job and maybe her life. How did something as simple as access to water get so complicated?"--Provided by publisher.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a thieving, Christmas-loving fox as he causes holiday madness all around town--until Santa catches him.

When bicycles go missing at Fairville Elementary School, it is up to nine-year-old Kim Webster to listen to witnesses and evidence presented by her friends and settle the case in her treehouse court.

"Someone's been stealing from the Lost and Found. But the strangest part of this mystery is what they've been stealing. Not mittens or books or water bottles--only hats! Just when Jigsaw comes up with a plan to catch this Hat Burglar in the act, the mystery thief strikes again, right under his nose! Will this be the first cast Jigsaw and Mia can't solve?"--Dust jacket.

In Dakor, India, Jiva looks forward to a feast of peas from his garden, but when they are stolen at harvest time, Jiva sets out to catch the thief.

As soon as twelve-year-old Steve Brixton opens a detective office in his backyard, he and his best friend Dana are caught up in a tangle of cases, from breaking up a ring of piratical smugglers, to recovering a stolen surfboard, to tracking down a fifth-grader's missing gym shorts.

"When the mayor tells the Dinomighties that there's been a theft of famous purple beans at the How You've Bean factory, they are hot on the trail. Using their peak investigative skills to hunt down crime clues and interrogate potential suspects, they soon run out of gas and into airtight alibis. A look to the nemesis list points squarely to the gaseous Gasosaurus, but the Dinomighties need proof before they can pin down this baddie"--Provided by publisher.