stealing

Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.

"Mermicorns are the most special and unique creatures in all of Fairyland. Evelyn the Mermicorn Fairy helps keep them and their magic gems safe. The gems give fairies everywhere the confidence to believe in themselves. But when sneaky Jack Frost steals the gems, it's up to Rachel and Kirsty to save the day. If they don't, all of the fairies in Fairyland will lose their confidence to help others!"--Back cover.

Alternates between the detective work of middle-schooler Jesse and her new friend, Springer, after her father is accused of stealing, and post-tornado rescue efforts of Jesse and her Pomeranian, Sam-Sam.

Kaz, angry all the time since he was scarred in an accident and his parents divorced, finds life spiraling out of control when he accidently knocks an elderly lady over in the park and then makes the irrational decision to steal her purse rather than help her up.

As Sky Hawkins, a were-dragon, faces her first heist she discovers secrets about her missing mother, the true reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and the valuable jewel that could restore her family's wealth and rank.

Alchemist Edison and his treasure hunter friend, Billy, have just returned from a successful trip to the Nether, coming home with tons of valuable loot. Before they can trade their loot, the chest of treasures mysteriously disappears from Edison's ho.

"When Koko Dodo's secret chocolate sauce is stolen just before an important cooking contest Didi, a dodo bird, devises a daring plan to help--whether he wants her to or not"--Provided by publisher.

Lifeguard Clay Gibson tries to clear his friend's name when he is suspected of stealing forty thousand dollars from the water park for which they work.

After solving the mystery of the stolen treasure, Edison is all set to return to his alchemy when his friend Omar shows up at his door pleading for help. There is something or someone living beneath the blocks of Omar's town, and things have started to take a treacherous turn. What started out as the theft of livestock and wheat has escalated, and villagers have started to go missing as well.

The fifth graders of Liberty Falls Elementary have a reputation for trouble, but they still have a field trip to the mansion of Edward Minks (local inventor, founder of the town, and great-great-great grandfather of fifth-grader Eddie). While there, they search for secret inventions that are rumored to be hidden in the mansion--but they find that they are not the only ones searching, and somehow this class of trouble-makers must work together to thwart the thieves.