![]() Batchelder Award for Outstanding Translated Book Book Sense Book of the Year Award School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Child Magazine Best Book of the Year ALA Notable Children’s Book NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Art ‘A radiant novel… New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book USA Today Bestseller Winner of the 2003 Mildred L. The Thief Lord was the first of internationally acclaimed author CORNELIA FUNKE’s novels to be translated from her native German into English, and was awarded the prestigious Batchelder award when it was originally published in hardcover in 2003. 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. But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. Propser and Bo relish their new ‘family’ and life of petty crime. 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. Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. ![]()
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