When an epidemic of phony five-dollar bills spreads throughout the neighborhood, T.F. and Sara set out on the trail of the counterfeiter.

When a neighborhood dog is found injured, T.F. and his partner, Sara, set out to learn who would hurt the friendly mutt. Several people in the neighborhood dislike dogs, but T.F. and Sara have a hunch the dog was hurt after witnessing a crime.

A jewelry store owner in T.F.'s neighborhood has been robbed, and some valuable jewels are missing. But the police can find no sign of a break-in. Could the thief be one of the store's employees, or is there another explanation? When the thief strikes again, T.F. is on the case with a new job at the jewerly store, errand boy and spy.

T.F. and his friend Sara have discovered a great new toy store called Dinosaur Madness, but when a masked thief drives away customers, T.F. and Sara try to catch the culprit.

Contains updated and revised sketches on nearly 800 of the most widely read authors and illustrators appearing in Gale's Something about the author series.

Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.