The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke

Oct 2011 · Sold by Scholastic Inc.

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

All the young readers out there who look forward to reading this book this message is specially for you An amazing book with exellent literature and life like descriptions.......but slightly overrated. it is a very good book!!!! regards

This book is so wonderful and imaginative which is full of mysterious, adventures and fairy tales.I usually love to read such kind of books. And please if you don't mind, I would like to suggest you that it would be so good for us as well as benefit for you, if you make a movie for (in spell) and (ink death) like you 've did for (ink heart).

This book put scenery into my head so well that I am still considering traveling to visit the described sited and architecture. The story as a whole kept kid me very happy and excited to read.

About the author

Birmingham has illustrated many books for children. His work has been shortlisted for several prestigious illustration prizes, including the Mother Goose Award, the Kurt Maschler Award, and the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Cornelia Funke is the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of The Thief Lord, Dragon Rider, and the Inkheart trilogy, along with many other chapter and picture books for younger readers.