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Beaten by a balloon

1998
Sam's dad won't get him an exciting toy like a sword or a water pistol, instead he gets a sunflower and a balloon. When Sam and his dad are caught in the middle of a holdup, they discover there are many uses for his gentle toys.

Masked

2010
When he visits a local convenience store to uncover some secret financial information for a real estate developer, Daniel finds himself in the middle of a robbery attempt.

Robbers!

true stories of the world's most notorious thieves
2012
Presents true stories of the world's most notorious thieves, including master-of-disguise Willie Sutton, the three Italians who "freed" Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre, and London's Great Train Robbers.

The mystery of the vanishing treasure

1998
Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews are involved with a bank robbery, a lady troubled by gnomes, and an attempt to send the boys to slavery in the Middle East.

One crazy night

a novel
2005
Gas station clerk Todd has a crazy night when a storm hits and he is stuck at work with a punk, a pregnant woman, a muscleman, and a ruthless old woman.

Alibi

2009
Twenty-two-year-old stripper Daisy Fothergill accepts two thousand dollars to provide an alibi for a man responsible for killing thieves who were trying to rob his drug lord boss, and soon, after having to pay for her mother's funeral and being left pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, she must face the choice she made to protect a criminal.

Mystery at Chilkoot Pass

2010
At the start of the Klondike gold rush of 1897, while traveling through Canada with her father, uncle and friends, twelve-year-old aspiring author Hetty tries to determine the identity of a thief.

The birthday party

a memoir of survival
2007
Stanley Alpert recounts the events surrounding his 1998 kidnapping, describing how he played on his captors' attitudes and fears to help him escape.

Great robberies

2001
Examines seven famous robberies from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: the art heist of "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire"; the Northfield Bank robbery; the Reichsbank robbery; the Brink's job; the Great Train Robbery; the 1981 First National Bank of Arizona robbery; and the 1990 Gardner Museum art heist.

Final takedown

2011
Elias feels his relationship with Jordan is more like a brother than a friend, but he begins to have qualms when a schoolyard fight gets them both arrested, and when Jordan comes up with yet another illegal get rich scheme, Elias tries to find a way to distance himself from the trouble he is sure is coming.

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