"The Thief Lord"



About this Book 

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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 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.