The Thief Lord
Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Published: Oct 1, 2011
Words:
91243
Flesch:
92.1
DDC:
FIC
FAST Tags:
Italy,
Orphans,
Brothers,
Detective and mystery stories,
Italy--Venice,
Runaway children,
Brigands and robbers,
Thieves
LCC:
PZ73
LC Genre:
Non-Standard>Fiction
Book Details
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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.