Kids Crime

Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he's already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn't exactly scream "secret agent". In fact Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science - but he's entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior CIA academy.

The younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, 14-year-old Enola is no slouch herself when it comes to sleuthing. This time, she must team with Sherlock to rescue Lady Cecily Alistair from a dreadful arranged marriage.

Billy the Kid - a.k.a. Henry McCarty, Henry Antrim, and William Bonney - was a horse thief, cattle rustler, charismatic rogue, and cold-blooded killer. A superb shot, the Kid gunned down four men single-handedly and five others with the help of cronies. Two of his victims were Lincoln County, New Mexico, deputies, killed during the Kid's brazen daylight escape from the courthouse jail on April 28, 1881.

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Cassandra Bjorge & Johnny Rider: Problem child Cassandra is on a mission... to free herself from adult authority. If that involves murder, then so be it. Mychal King: Angry and frustrated after arguing with his family, Mychal goes looking for revenge. His target? A complete stranger, passing on a bicycle. Claire Miller: A 19-year-old afflicted by cerebral palsy becomes the object of her younger sister’s jealousy. It culminates in an act of incredible savagery. John Freeman: A single mom leaves her 5-year-old in the care of a ...

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Kip Kinkel: Voted by his classmates, the “Most Likely to Start World War III,” Kinkel was a crime just waiting to happen. Add guns to the mix and you have a massacre. Eric Smith: The brutal murder of a young boy shocks a small community in upstate New York. No one could have guessed that the killer was just 13 years old. Barry Loukaitis: The tragic tale of a bullied child, an unstable mother, and a shooting spree that destroyed three young lives. Cayetano Santos Godino: Known as the “Jug-eared Dwarf,” Godino was a juvenile ...

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Justina Morley: Self-described as a “cold-blooded, death-worshiping bitch,” Justina had a lot to live up to. She succeeded admirably. Andrew Golden & Mitchell Johnson: The killing spree was carried out with near military precision. Amazingly, the shooters were just 11 and 13 years old. John Any Bird Bell: The victim was just 12 years old and had his throat cut from ear to ear. His killer was barely two years older. Christian Fernandez: A toddler is rushed to the ER with horrific head injuries that he will not survive. But who is ...

Ten years after the school massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, school shootings are a new and alarming epidemic. While sociologists have attributed the trigger of violence to peer pressure, such as bullying and social isolation, prominent psychologist Peter Langman, argues here that psychological causes are responsible. Drawing on 20 years of clinical experience, Langman offers surprising reasons for why some teens become violent. Langman divides shooters into three categories, and he discusses the role of personality, trauma, and psychosis among school shooters.

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Daniel Bartlam: A boy with a horror obsession decides to act out his fantasies – using a claw hammer. Jordan Brown: In 2008, Jordan Brown’s father bought him a shotgun for Christmas. Two months later, he used it to murder his stepmother. Bryan & David Freeman: Bryan and David were skinhead, Nazi White Supremacists. Their parents were devout Christians. Something had to give. Mary Bell: Someone is killing the children of Scotswood. Who could have guessed that the murderous strangler was a ten-year-old girl? Roderrick Ferrell: Rod ...

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Jason Gamache: A game of hide-and-seek turns deadly when a little girl turns up beaten to death. But who killed her? Could it be her hulking 15-year-old neighbor? Daphne Abdela & Christopher Vasquez: A bored little rich girl and her lackey boyfriend are on the prowl in Central Park, looking for someone to kill. Sean Pica: What if a close friend asked you to murder her father? What if she claimed that he’d been sexually abusing her for years? Rafael Solich: He was the weird kid in class, the one who dressed all in black and claimed ...

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Nicholas Browning: He was the golden boy of the family, who excelled at everything he did…even murder. Eliza Wasni: An Uber driver is savagely stabbed and slashed to death. His killer? A teenaged girl with anger issues. Armadeep Sada: He is the world’s youngest known serial killer. You won’t believe how young. Tasmiyah & Jasmiyah Whitehead: A battle of wills between a mother and her twin daughters turns deadly in this tragic tale of familial discord. Anton Woode: Three big city hunters encounter a 10-year-old in the Colorado ...

KID DETECTIVE ZET: The World's Favorite Way To Learn About Ancient Egypt 12-year-old Zet is on the trail of his latest mystery: priceless amulets are disappearing all over ancient Egypt. Worse, his best friend is being treated more like a prisoner than a student at a secretive jewelry apprentice school. Are the evil teachers and jewel thefts related? When Zet receives a desperate message hidden inside an amulet, he's determined to rescue his friend. Armed with a brainy sister who can read and write hieroglyphics, Zet searches for clues. Can he expose the wicked plot and take down the ...

Kelp has a plan, and John Dortmunder knows that means trouble. His friend Kelp is a jinx, and his schemes, no matter how well intentioned, tend to spiral quickly out of control. But this one, Kelp swears, is airtight. He read it in a book.

In county lock-up for a traffic charge, Kelp came across a library of trashy novels by an author named Richard Stark. The hero is a thief named Parker whose plans, unlike Kelp and Dortmunder's, always work out. In one, Parker orchestrates a kidnapping so brilliant that, Kelp thinks, it would have to work in real life.

In his book To Catch a Predator, Chris Hansen, the on-air correspondent for one of Dateline's most successful series, looks deeper into the world of child predators. The book expands beyond the Dateline series to include more commentary from psychological and criminal experts about the origins and methods of child predators, and includes substantive advice for both parents and children on how to protect kids who use the Internet.

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Jay Pinkerton: Two incredibly savage mutilation murders. The killer is a serial killer in the making. He’s just 17 years old. Levi Elliot: A young girl is shot and fatally injured. Before she dies, she names her killer…it’s her 15-year-old brother. Crystal Brooke Howell: A teenager suddenly comes into money. Then questions start being asked about her father’s whereabouts. Natasha Ellis: Janice’s parents did not approve of her friendship with Natasha. The girls have a plan for that. It involves a double homicide. Jesus ...

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Joshua Davies: An extremely callous young man, Davis battered his 15-year-old girlfriend to death on a dare. Esmie Tseng Overachiever Esmie is fed-up with her mother’s unrealistic demands. The answer to her problem is in the knife drawer. Andrew Wurst: His classmates called him ‘Satan.’ Andrew Wurst was determined to live up to that billing. Daniel Petric: His parents took away his favorite video game and Daniel is far from happy about it. Now the game is for real and so are the bullets. John Odgren: A horror-obsessed nerd ...

Tom Angleberger scored two critical and popular hits with his Star Wars–inspired The Strange Case of Origami Yoda and Darth Paper Strikes Back. In the hilarious Fake Mustache, young Lenny Flem Jr.’s friend Casper disguises himself with a shockingly convincing handlebar mustache and begins robbing banks, quickly amassing a fortune. Setting his sights on the presidency, Casper is working on plans for world domination—and only Lenny stands in his way.

Carl Webster, the hot kid of the marshals service, is polite, respects his elders, and can shoot a man driving away in an Essex at 400 yards. Carl works out of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, federal courthouse during the 1930s, the period of America's most notorious bank robbers: Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson...those guys.

Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you’re a rat. Digital Detective stories are a cross between truth and fiction use real tools, techniques and procedures. The stories are based on real cyber cases. It’s a way for kids 10 and up to learn while they enjoy. The Digital Detective: First Intervention is a coming-of-age, action-thriller as told by Jason Palmer (JP to friends and Palmer to others) and his energetic friend, Reba Ng. We first...

In this companion to Cold-Case Christianity for Kids, Jason uncovers a mystery in his grandmother’s attic. He and his friends, Hannah, Daniel and Jasmine, enlist the help of Detective Jeffries at the Jr. Detective’s Academy. Along the way, they develop the skills needed to investigate the mystery and the evidence of God’s existence. The cadets learn logical-thinking skills as they examine the contents of a mysterious box and the vast universe.

22 Shocking True Crime Cases of Kids Who Kill, including; Joe Clark: A young boy is abducted from his bed in the middle of the night. A year later, another child is missing. This time, there are clues. Antonio Barbeau & Nathan Paape: Antonio wanted a quick score. He figured that his 76-year-old great-grandmother was an easy enough target. Justin Robinson: A terrible murder in a small town, committed for the most flippant of reasons. The teenage killer wanted a little girl’s bicycle. Aza Vidinhar: An argument over the TV remote results in the brutal slaughter of two boys, aged 10 and 4. ...