The Thief Lord

By Cornelia Funke & Christian Birmingham

The Thief Lord - Cornelia Funke & Christian Birmingham
  • Release Date: 2011-10-01
  • Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction for Kids
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Description

The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a beautiful new cover!Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own: He calls himself the Thief Lord.Propser and Bo relish their new "family" and life of petty crime. But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. And posing an even greater threat to the boys' freedom is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.