The Thief Lord
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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.
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Community Reviews
I'm sorry Jack, but Natalie and I always beat you 2 to 1 - and this was one of our picks. I am grateful it was, as I think about this book (and the movie featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson) frequently. It was so magical, so fun, and so shocking.
I loved the ending.
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