Thomas and Claire devise a diabolical scheme that leads to a fantastical adventure where they discover the Christmas spirit. This book has a great message for the entire family, any time of the year.

'The Great Christmas Heist' will quickly become a holiday classic and tradition in your home. Dedicated to all the boy, girls and the adults who refuse to grow up. Once upon a time in a house lived a pair Of two naughty children named Thomas and Claire They were spoiled rotten by their parents They were rotten to the core They never were satisfied Always demanding More, MORE, MORE

A new restaurant is opening up in Greenfield, and the Aldens are first in line to help the owner start up a food pantry. They do everything they can to collect donations, from putting up signs to offering a free Thanksgiving dinner for the whole town, but someone keeps moving the signs and even steals the giant turkey that was meant for the dinner. The clock is ticking to get it back, but never fear, the Boxcar Children are on the case.

A Christmas wedding ... what could go wrong? Soon-to-be married Tasha discovers that something special is, quite suddenly, missing. A Christmas wedding sounded like a good idea, but with her matron of honor busy planning the town's annual holiday party, and her fiancé swamped with work, Tasha may be in over her head. Has her missing accessory simply been misplaced? Or is something more sinister going down, once again this Christmas, in the small town of Cottage Grove? Each of the 3 cozy mysteries in the Cottage Grove Mystery Series can be read in a couple of hours. Perfect for a cozy night of reading by the fire. Read all three!: 1 - The Christmas Thief 2 - The Christmas Killer 3 - The Christmas Heist

The original book in the beloved and best-selling series about courage, compassion and a stylish little mouse, from acclaimed fashion illustrator Megan Hess. Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris follows an adorable mouse who dreams of moving to Paris to follow her fashion dreams. One day, she bravely takes the leap – only to find a mean little girl with a horrible-looking cat standing in the way of her perfect Parisian apartment! Can Claris use all her wit, warmth and – of course – style to make her dreams come true? Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris is the first picture book in a dazzling series for lovers of Eloise and Olivia. Compassion never goes out of style! Destined to delight fashion-obsessed readers of all ages. Three-quarters of a million Claris books in print! Megan Hess has sold over 1.5 million books in over ten languages worldwide. Shortlisted for the 2019 ABIA Picture Book of the Year Longlisted for the 2019 Indie Book Awards: Best Children's Book

Can an eight-year-old remind people what Christmas is all about?Christmas is on the horizon, but Mattie Hendsley sees only despair and weariness in those all around him. People seem to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, including his mother. Mattie resolves to do something about it. He embarks on a journey to bring a bit of joy to those who need it most. With the help of two friends, he searches out people in need of a Christmas miracle. His list includes his own struggling mother, an aged janitor, and a shy librarian. When Mattie sends an innocent letter to the mayor, it becomes the catalyst Mattie needs to help his plan succeed. While Mattie's antics will bring a smile to your face, it will also leave the reader wondering how an eight-year-old can restore the long-missing joy to Christmas. This heartwarming story will remind you of the true meaning of Christmas -- a time for giving, rather than getting.

Over the Easter weekend in 2015, an audacious gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden, the centre of the UK's diamond trade. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Alarms at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd went off, but the police ignored them. The burglars were caught on CCTV taking jewellery worth up to $200 million. They had used specialist equipment, taking days to tunnel through the walls of the vault. Within a month nine suspects had been arrested and valuables seized from their homes. They were aged between forty-three and seventy-six, including a father and son. The question was, were they the same gang that had made a similar daring raid in Hatton Garden safe netting £1.5 million over the Christmas holiday in 2004. The culprits then were never caught. In 1986, a similar heist had taken place in Los Angeles where a gang drilled a 100- foot tunnel from a storm drain into the vaults of the First Interstate Bank in West Hollywood. It inspired the novel The Black Echo. Author Michael Connelly believes his book might have inspired the Hatton Garden heists, and has a grudging respect for the criminals. "There is no violence and they sweated for the money. And there is a certain class envy," he said. "We don’t feel too sorry for people who keep fortunes hidden away in safety deposit boxes. Part of us hopes the gang members are now lying on a beach somewhere." However, what the Hatton Garden heist so victimless? There have been suggestions that the safety deposit raid was linked to the murder of John 'Goldfinger' Palmer – a suspect in the 1983 Brink's-Mat bullion robbery who was gunned down in Essex in July. The question remains: was Palmer killed for tipping off police about possible suspects?