The Thief Lord

cornelia funke christian birmingham

Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious thirteen-year-old who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo delight in being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. Soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion.

Winner of the 2000 Zurich Children's Book Award and the 2001 Children's Book Award from the Vienna House of Literature.

From the Cassette edition.

Genres fantasyyoung adultfictionmiddle gradechildrensadventuremysteryhistorical fictionitalygerman literature

349 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2000

Literary awards

book sense book of the year award, mildred l. batchelder award, zilveren griffel, grand canyon reader award, massachusetts childrens book award, zurich childrens book award, the childrens book award from the vienna house of literature, pacific northwest library association young readers choice award, literaturpreis der jury der jungen leser, corine internationaler buchpreis, premi protagonista jove,

Places

venice,

This edition

Format: 349 pages, Paperback
Published: June 1, 2005 by Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439771320
ASIN: 0439771323
Language: English

Characters More characters

Scipio Massimo

The Thief Lord. Bo alone is allowed to call him Scip (although on one occasion Prosper is allowed to). He is thirteen, has dark brown eyes and raven black hair. He also wears a mask that he found. He is the son of Dottor Massimo (what the othe...
Prosper Hartlieb

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Boniface Hartlieb

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Caterina Hornet Grimani

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Riccio

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Mosca

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About the author

cornelia funke

Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Amongst her best known books is the Inkheart trilogy. Many of Cornelia's titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She has two children, two birds and a very old dog and lives in Los Angeles, California.