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.

Griffin Bing is in big trouble when a Super Bowl ring disappears from his middle school's display case, replaced by Griffin's retainer, and the more he and his friends investigate, the worse his situation becomes.

"Stick Dog and his four friends, Poo-Poo, Mutt, Stripes, and Karen, must execute a master plan for stealing hot dogs. The closer they get to the hot dog vendor, the more difficult their mission becomes. With the same hilarious antics, the five dogs are met with many challenges along the way, including having to distract the frankfurter guy and Karen getting locked in a human's house. No matter what, these dogs have their eyes?and stomachs?on the prize."--...

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help catch the thieves who have stolen the treasure from the museum's mummy exhibit.

One day, Mac (smartest boy in his class in a small town in California) receives a telephone call from the Queen of England, recruiting him to find the crown jewels (well, actually just the Coronation Spoon) and so Mac embarks on his first adventure as a secret agent--with the assurance that the Queen will give him a note excusing him from school.

Lunch Lady, Betty, and the Breakfast Bunch must figure out who is stealing the goods from the bake sale.

Thirteen-year-old aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone is falsely accused in a robbery and must fight to clear his name.

Investigative reporter Dirk Bones sets out to discover who is stealing books in the town of Ghostly.

"Emily the Emerald Fairy can't see the future without her magic jewel. But when Rachel and Kirsty start catching glimpses of things to come, they realize the emerald can't be far away..." -- Back cover.

While staying at Colette's home in Paris, the Thea Sisters plan to attend a runway show at the Eiffel Tower until the designs for the show are stolen.