Fleming Community Library

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements...

"The Crawler: a name whispered in fear...In the crime-ridden back alleys of Krondor a rival gang has sprung up to threaten the Upright Man's Mockers and the peace of the Kingdom. It falls to Squire James of Krondor to unmask this mysterious figure, for he did not always hold such a prized position in the court of Prince Arutha, but once went by the name of Jimmy the Hand, infamous pickpocket and trickster. Who better to catch a thief than a thief?"...

After witnessing a troupe of pickpockets pull off an incredible robbery in a busy Marseille square, Charlie Fisher agrees to protect one of the thieves if they teach him their ways, leading him into a world of adventure with global stakes.

When Danny accidentally buys an elephant, he accepts a job from a zookeeper to ride the elephant from Edinburgh to Manchester that turns into a journey that captures the attention of everyone in the country.

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.

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 of toy shoppers.

Sara, desperate to escape the clutches of her overbearing Aunt Hetty, agrees to change places with Jo, a pickpocket who looks so much like her they could be twins.

A slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.

"Lily is a young novice who dreams of being a master thief. That's not easy when the Guildmaster of Thieves only assigns you the lowliest jobs: pick-pocketing, trespassing, and petty theft. But on one of these meager quests, Lily unearths a plot involving a mysterious cult and long-forgotten gods -- a secret that could destroy the whole world. Lily must fight to save the same people who have branded her an outcast. Can she use her cunning to put an...

"Steven 'Steel' Trapp has been placed in an East Coast boarding school for gifted kids by his FBI agent father. He soon discovers that there's a clubby element of faculty and upperclassmen that is very secretive and protective. To his surprise, his friend Kaileigh arrives at the school, and it isn't long before the two realize that this is not your normal prep school ... There are dark forces at play. Foreign agents may have penetrated the school's...