The Thief Lord

About this book

The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a beautiful new cover! The Thief Lord joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content! 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.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780545227704

Publisher

Chicken House

Published

May 1, 2010

Pages

368

Weight

8.8 oz

Subject

Juvenile Fiction