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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The ghost on Saturday night	Albert Sidney Fleischman	A thick tule fog and a ghost-raising lead to more excitement and reward than Opie hadcounted on	OL11326848W
Bandit's Moon	Sid Fleischman	Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquín Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.	OL114705W
Humbug Mountain	Sid Fleischman	A young boy and his wandering family foil villains and rout nasty varmints as they make a home for themselves in a beached boat on the banks of the Missouri.	OL114715W
The Dog-Gone Mystery	Gertrude Chandler Warner,Robert Papp	When they take their dog, Watch, for obedience training, the Alden children discover that some of the dogs in the class have vanished and decide to try to solve the mystery of their disappearance.	OL15061150W
The Rock 'n' Roll Mystery	Gertrude Chandler Warner,Robert Papp	The entire town is excited about the summer music festival. The largest attraction this year will be the popular Greenfield Four. The day before the show, The Greenfield Four arrive at the rehearsal …	OL15119W
The best burglar alarm	Brenda Seabrooke	Three feisty housepets outdo an elaborate alarm system when it comes to catching a burglar.	OL15205918W
Oliver Twist [adaptation]	Marian Leighton	Retells the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.	OL15395994W
Bertie was a watchdog	Rick Walton	Bertie, a dog as small as a watch, outsmarts an overconfident robber.	OL15841674W
The Jewel Fish of Karnak	Graeme Base	Two thieves, caught stealing from an Egyptian market, are brought before the Cat Pharaoh, who agrees to pardon them if they bring back a treasure that was stolen from her, without taking anything els…	OL15884052W
Riley Mack and the other known troublemakers	Chris Grabenstein	Eleven-year-old Riley Mack and his friends, Briana, Mongo, Jake and Jamal outwit the school bully, solve the mystery of who stole the goldendoodle named Poodle, and get evidence to help the FBI catch…	OL15980224W
The talking T. Rex	Ron Roy	Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the theft of a great deal of money from the belly of a nearly life-size Tyrannosaurus Rex model that their friend, Jud Wheat, is using to raise money for a dinos…	OL16035599W
Madhattan mystery	John J. Bonk	On her first day in New York City with her younger brother, Kevin, twelve-year-old Lexi overhears thieves discussing where to hide stolen jewels, and the siblings, along with their aunt's neighbor, K…	OL16239536W
The New Year Dragon Dilemma	Ron Roy	Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are enjoying a visit to San Francisco when Holden, their college-age tour guide, is accused of abducting Miss Chinatown from the Chinese New Year parade and stealing her val…	OL16414554W
Ororo	Marc Sumerak	Long before she became the X-Man known as Storm, a young orphan named Ororo Munroe stalks the streets of Cairo, stealing under the tutelage of Achmed El-Gibar and yearning for the greatness her mothe…	OL16546796W
The Case of the Monkey Burglar	John R. Erickson	Hank learns about a tool thief on the loose who uses a monkey to help him do his dirty work. And before long, Hank finds himself face-to face with the pilfering primate! Can Hank help to stop the cri…	OL175734W
Bike thief	Rita Feutl	"Nick just wants to replace the TV his sister accidentally broke before their foster parents find out. To repay the debt, the sixteen-year-old has to steal bikes, break them down and rebuild them to …	OL17874502W
Dangerous waters	Gregory Mone	The great ocean liner Titanic is preparing to cross the Atlantic. Onboard is a sinister thief bent on stealing a rare book that may be the key to unlocking infinite treasure; a wealthy academic trave…	OL17898059W
Sam's Wild West Show	Nancy Antle	Sam and his Wild West Show entertain the townsfolk and catch two bank robbers before moving on to the next town.	OL18167849W
The inventors at no. 8	A. M. Morgen	Twelve-year-olds George, the very unlucky third Lord of Devonshire, and his neighbor, scientist Ada Byron, join forces against a nefarious group of criminals who steal the map to a priceless family h…	OL19740252W
The outlaw	Nancy Vo	A small Western town lives in fear of another visit from a known outlaw, but a while after the outlaw mysteriously disappears, a stranger rides into town to make repairs to the dilapidated village.	OL19748505W