The Virginian is the quiet, noble foreman of a Wyoming cattle ranch in the 1870s. More comfortable keeping company with his trusted horse than with other people, he nevertheless falls for pretty schoolteacher Molly Wood, who helps him develop an appreciation for Shakespeare, Keats, and the finer things. But when a rival suitor challenges his honor, the Virginian struggles to make his beloved Molly understand the harsh justice of the West.

When Gotham National Bank is robbed, Batman comes up with a plan to capture the thief.

A little fish thinks he can get away with stealing a hat.

An everyday kid with a talent for predicting baseball pitches is caught stealing baseballs from his favorite New York Yankees player, who agrees not to press charges if the boy will help him recover from a difficult batting slump.

Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue.

Cocoa the chocolate fairy helps out her friend Nellie the seahorse after the trolls steal the sea fairies' candy, causing the salt balance in the sea to change, putting salty treats in danger.

Geronimo Stilton investigates the theft of a priceless bejeweled egg from a special exhibition in New Mouse City.

"The western novel that inspired the long-running TV series."--Cover.

"Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother's head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago--but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can't afford to attract attention--or get attached. Still, he...

Nancy, Bess, and George decide to compete in the Junior Ringmaster whistling contest to win a spot as the traveling circus's ringmaster on opening night, but when the shiny prize whistle is stolen, the friends must investigate to solve the mystery.