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Jesse James

legendary rebel and outlaw
2007
A biography of outlaw Jesse James, tracing the path he took from son of a Baptist preacher in Kentucky to one of the country's most notorious criminals.

Class is not dismissed!

2010
Thirteen-year-olds Madeleine, Theo, and Lulu, fourteen-year-old Garrison, and ten-year-old new "contestant" Hyacinth, must face their phobias and join forces to learn who is stealing wigs and pageant trophies from the School of Fear.

Rapunzel

a day to remember
2013
Rapunzel, who has lived in a tower her whole life, goes to a village with a thief named Flynn and her chameleon Pascal. When she receives art lessons, she paints Flynn first which causes Pascal to run away.

The Time Quake

2009
While sinister Lord Luxon makes himself at home in twenty-first century Manhattan, Peter and Kate, aided by Gideon, pursue The Tar Man through the streets of eighteenth-century London, when history is at its tipping point.

Jesse James

Wild West train robber
2004
A biography of the outlaw who, with his brother Frank, led a gang of bank and train robbers from the late 1860's through the 1870's.

Sammy Keyes and the hotel thief

1998
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.

Rapunzel

a day to remember
2011
Rapunzel, who has lived in a tower her whole life, goes to a village with a thief named Flynn and her chameleon Pascal. When she receives art lessons, she paints Flynn first which causes Pascal to run away.

Arf and the greedy grabber

2006
A graphic novel in which practical joker Arf sets out on the serious task of catching a thief. Includes discussion questions and writing prompts.

Billy the Kid

Wild West outlaw
2004
A biography of Billy the Kid, an outlaw of the Old West, from his childhood and participation in the Lincoln County Range War to his death at the hands of Pat Garrett.

Clueless McGee

2012
Through a series of letters to his father, a private investigator, fifth-grader PJ "Clueless" McGee tells of his efforts to discover who stole macaroni and cheese from the school cafeteria.

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