Outlaws are made, not born, and such is the case of the aged Joe Brown, AKA Einer, and his young cohort, the horse thief and possible murderer, John Paul. Under odd circumstances the two pair up to steal a large herd of Mexican horses to sell across the border. Both are unaware of a determined Texas Ranger investigating the fiery death of a brother and sister that the younger outlaw may have had a hand in. Outlaws also have hearts and in this case,...

The fifth graders of Liberty Falls Elementary have a reputation for trouble, but they manage to convince their principal to let them go on a field trip to the mansion of Edward Minks (local inventor, founder of the town, and great-great-great grandfather of fifth-grader Eddie), and search for the secret inventions that are rumored to be hidden there--but once at the estate they find that they are not the only people searching, and somehow this class...

The Aldens help out at a medieval fair and try to find a valuable sword which has been stolen from the fair.

"In Pete the Cat and the Sprinkle Stealer, Secret Agent Meow (also known as Pete the Cat) is ready to crack another case: a cat burglary hits too close to home when someone steals Pete's parents' secret recipe for rainbow sprinkle cookies!"--

KC and Marshall investigate the theft of a precious emerald, brought by representatives of the Chinese government to bring luck to two baby tigers born at the National Zoo.

When KC and Marshall see lights flickering at night in the Washington Monument, their investigation turns up a monkey, a hole in one of the monument stones, and a hundred-year-old mystery.

"Born loser Julian has burned every bridge and he's now alone on the streets of his small Midwestern town. When a plot to steal from his drug dealer goes wrong, he's forced to confront his demons and decide which path he'll take next"--

Someone at school keeps stealing the sandwiches from Marin's lunchbox, and he is determined to find the culprit.

At her father's summer camp set in the middle of an enchanted forest, Bloom finds herself bunking with Cruella de Vil, who hates puppies (and pretty much everything else), and who wants to steal the rare furry Nerbit and turn it into a fancy hat.

"Beast has been robbed! And so has the whole village. Without tools the villagers can't put on their legendary Winter Party, so Beast sets off to solve the mystery. Discovering that a stranded Snow Beast is behind the robbery, Beast has to decide whether to help this odd-looking stranger."--Amazon. The villagers cannot put on their legendary Winter Party when they are robbed of their tools, so Beast sets off to find who stole them, then befriends...