burglary

Professional thief Francis Meehan, waiting for sentencing in the Manhattan Correctional Center, is offered a chance at freedom when he is approached by a member of the president's staff who wants Meehan to steal a video that contains incriminating information that would almost certainly keep the president from being re-elected.

Thirteen-year-old Scott struggles to learn to control his temper, but not before it's led to all sorts of trouble, including dismissal from one baseball team, humiliation on another, and involvement with his enemy, Beaky, in a plan to catch some professional thieves.

Turning her back on her life of crime, a poor girl, recently off probation, hopefully enters a new school in a ritzy suburb for her senior year, but the registration fee causes her to consider breaking and entering with her professional mentor one more time.

"A middle-aged lexicographer, Helena Verbloem, travels alone to Durban to assist in the creation of a dictionary of Afrikaans words that have fallen out of use. Shortly after her arrival, her apartment is burglarized, and her collection of precious shells, shells that she had been collecting for a lifetime, is stolen. Meeting with indifference from the local police, she decides to investigate the crime on her own, with the help of her new friend from the Museum of Natural History, Sof. While investigating the crime, Helena reflects on the life she's lived-- her ex-husband, her daughter, her lovers, her childhood-- and begins to fall in love with her married boss, Theo Verway. An alternately sublime and satrical meditation on love, loss and obsession"--P. [4] of cover.

Thirteen-year-old Scott struggles to learn to control his temper, but not before it's led to all sorts of trouble, including dismissal from one baseball team, humiliation on another, and involvement with his enemy, Beaky, in a plan to catch some professional thieves.

Pete the cat uncovers a pet-stealing ring, and before he can tell his owner, he is stolen and must escape to rescue the rest of the kidnapped pets.

Elementary school secret agent Amelia continues her efforts to save the world from evil geniuses and criminal masterminds, this time foiling a jewel thief, identifying some unusual cat burglars, and evading a weed army.

The Aldens investigate when a new store called the Game Spot opens in town and the neighboring shops are robbed.