The Thief Lord

Plot

Winter has come early to Venice. Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.

aka Der Herr der Diebe

Interest Level Grades 4 - 8
Reading Level Grades 2 - 8
Reading A-Z / GRL (v) / R
ATOS 4.8
Word Count 85591