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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Take a Thief	Mercedes Lackey	Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Takes a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif-a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen.…	OL112564W
Hammer	Sara Stockbridge	"Grace Hammer lives a life with her four children in London's dank and dirty East End, dipping the pockets of wealthy strangers foolish enough to venture there. She keeps a clean house and a tight ho…	OL13732978W
Hypno hounds!	Michael Broad	Young secret agent Amelia investigates three new cases, involving an evil genius who makes dogs howl, a sneaky science teacher who buys too much cereal, and a psychotic criminal picking the pockets o…	OL15920509W
Scandal of the season	Christie Kelley	"For ten years, Anthony Westfield, Viscount Somerton, hasn't been able to forget the woman with whom he spent one scandalous night. When their paths cross again, he's shocked to discover Victoria Sea…	OL16620525W
Earls just want to have fun	Shana Galen	"Marlowe is a pickpocket, a housebreaker--and a better actress than any professional on the stage. She runs with the Covent Garden Cubs, a gang of thieves living in the slums of London's Seven Dials.…	OL17852195W
Firestorm!	Joan Hiatt Harlow	A twelve-year-old street urchin and the son of Chicago's most important jeweler strike up an unlikely friendship in the days before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and both are nearly trapped when th…	OL18166779W
The elephant thief	Jane Kerr	When young pickpocket Danny accidentally buys an elephant at an auction, he finds himself swept up on an unforgettable adventure. Offered a job by a zookeeper, all he has to do is ride Maharajah from…	OL19733975W
The Girl at Midnight	Melissa Grey	Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from all but one hu…	OL19778981W
The dungeoneers	John David Anderson	Developing his skills as a pickpocket when he tires of humble living, Colm is recruited into a secret society of treasure hunters who use their respective talents to support each other in their share…	OL20003133W
Oliver Twist [adaptation]	Holman Wang,Jack Wang	1 volume (unpaged) : 19 cm	OL21141662W
Alle Verhalen	Roald Dahl	Contains: From [Kiss Kiss](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16248853W/Kiss_Kiss) [Landlady](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504259W/Landlady) [William and Mary](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL…	OL24208237W
Completely Unexpected Tales [25 stories]	Roald Dahl	Contains: [Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45877W) [More Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45849W)	OL45795W
The Best of Roald Dahl	Roald Dahl	The Best of Roald Dahl is a collection of 25 of Roald Dahl's short stories. This collection brings together Dahl’s finest work, illustrating his genius for the horrific and grotesque which is unparal…	OL45879W
Pickpockets, the mysterious species	Krishna Kumar Gupta	Study relates to Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.	OL5081858W
Fingersmith	Sarah Waters	Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksby’s household, with its fussy babi…	OL551015W
Jimmy the Hand	Raymond E. Feist,S-M Stirling	Jimmy the Hand, boy thief of Krondor, lived in the shadows of the city. The sewers were his byways and a flea-ridden, rat-infested cellar his home. Although gifted beyond his peers, he was still but …	OL554703W
Benno's bear	Naomi Flink Zucker	After he and his father are arrested as pickpockets, Benno is separated from the bear he had raised and come to love when the bear is sent to a zoo and Benno is taken in by a kindly policeman and his…	OL6211186W
The Wakening	Paul Stewart	A Gripping Thriller Published for Halloween, The Wakening Is for 8-11 Year Olds, in the Tradition of Robert Swindells. A Young Boy, Haunted by the Fig	OL7978846W