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"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.

When Harley's motorcycle is stolen, he feels his only remaining connection to his father is severed, and takes dangerously reckless steps to get it back, while his friends Jelly and Ella try to change Harley's self-destructive behavior before he takes it too far.

"Captain Bling and his merry pirate crew have found the ultimate treasure at the North Pole, and Santa must parley with the pirates to save Christmas"--Provided by publisher.

"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.

"Dan wants the new X-9000 high-top sneakers more than anything, even though he knows his mom can't afford them. So when a hooded figure leaves a brand new pair of X-9000s on the city bus, Dan grabs them and doesn't look back. But the shoes seem to have a mind of their own . . . and Dan will soon discover he should be careful what he wishes for"--Provided by publisher.

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

"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.

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.

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

"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.