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The Thief Lord By Cornelia Funke ( The Chicken House )
Release Date: 2003-10-01
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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 character 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 relish being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. And soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion.
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Amazon.com Review
Imagine a Dickens story with a Venetian setting, and you'll have a good sense of Cornelia Funke's prizewinning novel The Thief Lord, first published in Germany in 2000. This suspenseful tale begins in a detective's office in Venice, as the entirely unpleasant Hartliebs request Victor Getz's services to search for two boys, Prosper and Bo, the sons of Esther Hartlieb's recently deceased sister. Twelve-year-old Prosper and 5-year-old Bo ran away when their aunt decided she wanted to adopt Bo, but not his brother. Refusing to split up, they escaped to Venice, a city their mother had always described reverently, in great detail. Right away they hook up with a long-haired runaway named Hornet and various other ruffians who hole up in an abandoned movie theater and worship the elusive Thief Lord, a young boy named Scipio who steals jewels from fancy Venetian homes so his new friends can get the warm clothes they need. Of course, the plot thickens when the owner of the pawn shop asks if the Thief Lord will carry out a special mission for a wealthy client: to steal a broken wooden wing that is the key to completing an age-old, magical merry-go-round. This winning cast of characters--especially the softhearted detective with his two pet turtles--will win the hearts of readers young and old, and the adventures are as labyrinthine and magical as the streets of Venice itself. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson
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A Great Book
The Thief Lord is a Fantasy written by Cornelia Funke
This book is about two boys named Prosper and Bo who run away to Venice, Italy to get away from their evil Aunt and Uncle who wanted to adopt Bo after their parents died. They planned to put Prosper in a boarding school.The boys then make friends with several other homeless kids who live in an abandoned movie theatre. Eventually their Aunt and Uncle hire a detective and set up flyers to find them.
I would recommend this book to anyone who can read and understand it fully. This is one of my favorite books.
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Very Good Book!
This was very detailed. The setting was great and the plot keeps you hooked page after page. A very good read for any school literature project.
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Entertaining read
Enjoyable read for children, teens, and adults alike. My son would love to see Venice after reading this tale.
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WONDERFUL LITTLE ADVENTURE...............!!! ( danayb19720 )
Prosper and Bo are two loving brothers whose best friends are each other...until their mother dies leaving them in the care of her sister. But their Aunt has no interest in Prosper...she is only willing to take in Bo. So the two brothers run away to Venice, Italy...a city that their mother spoke of often, and fondly. They soon meet up with another group of runaways....who take them in. Collectively they all look to the Thief Lord as their leader and their means for survival...for he is a professional thief. But when the Thief Lord is presented with the job of a lifetime...which would take care of the childrens' financial needs for a long time to come....it's an offer he can't refuse. But it's an offer that eventually leads to startling revelations.....
A joy to read, this tale encompasses it all....a gaggle of disheveled children, a bumbling, well-meaning detective, and a magical carousel; and omnipresent is the intoxicating magic of Venice. The good and mischievous triumph over the evil and greedy in this delightful tale for young and old alike....and that is as it should be.
DYB
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 Esmie Gracie Madeleine Abbott "Salt"
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Hey I am 10 years old and I just red this book. I had seen the movie and loved it! So I deiced to read the book. I LOVED IT! I thought that it was so detailed about how Venice looked and it was nice because I had been there before so I tried to remember all this stuff I think that this was one of Cornelia best books BUT! I did not like the end as much as the whole story. I think she was beginning to look at how many pages there were and she was thinking "Oh crap what do I do" so she ended it with the must awful ending! Oh and PLEASE SPARE YOUR TIME TO NOT READ INKHEART AND INKSPELLL H-O-R-R-B-I-L-L-E!
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