Review: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Thief Lord
Cornelia Funke
Scholastic, Inc.
Published January 1, 2000
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The adventure begins when an apparently grief-stricken couple hire detective Victor Getz to track down their missing nephews: Prosper, age twelve and Bo, age five. Instead of languishing in the chill of the Venice streets as their aunt fears, Prosper and Bo have allied themselves with a band of urchins led by a boy who calls himself the Thief Lord.
When a shop owner whispers to the group of a special task for the Thief Lord worth an enormous amount of money, the kids are quick to … Continue reading
