false 113304 39 Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo relish being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. And soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them, and readers, to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion 3313414 book 1999 The Thief Lord total:8176|5:2432|4:2868|3:2181|2:575|1:120| 8176 31445 10232 1004 5 3 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Sep 21 04:32:18 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 01:08:30 -0700 2007 In a way, this is a European version of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, with siblings running away to a place stuffed with antiq...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:21:55 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 22:13:20 -0700 2009 Orang dewasa tidak ingat lagi, bagaimana rasanya,
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I've been working with a young student this summer, and The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke, is a big favorite on the sixth grade circuit...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 22:37:45 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 22:41:14 -0800 2008
I hate hate hate it when a book introduces magic 3/4ths of the way through! I like fantasy, thats not the problem. But the ordinary people are supposed to discover the magic at the beginning of the book. You know, the children run through a mysterious old house in the countr...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 19 16:52:59 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 16:53:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 04 15:11:06 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 15:25:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 19:07:38 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 19:21:36 -0700 2008 2 After he went on the mmarry-go-round, I alwways wonder what could have happened to him. I love Bo and Prop. They are intresting characters. The love between them is...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 24 19:20:33 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 19:37:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jan 30 11:03:14 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 25 10:49:21 -0700 2008 The Thief Lord two years back when I was in Venice for skiing holiday. The book is excellent, and combined with the right surroundings I was smitten.

Venice in the winter is misty and dreamy, and when we walked around the city, I could almost see the Thief Lord running around with...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Mar 05 00:20:06 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 00:30:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false true Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 13:17:25 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 13:35:59 -0800 2009 1-2 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 06:30:51 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 06:38:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Feb 08 17:08:53 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 17:09:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 04:01:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 04:02:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 10:39:32 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:45:28 -0700 2009 Cornelia Funke
Chicken House Publishing, 2001
349 pages
$19.99
ISBN: 0-439-40437-1
11 years and up
Rating: 7 ½ / 10

The Thief Lord is just one of many excellent books written by Cornelia Funke, a famous German writer and the author of ot...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 03 15:38:23 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 15:38:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 13:09:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 17:51:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 03 07:40:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 07:40:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 12:40:52 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 12:46:02 -0700 2009 The Thief Lord examines the lives of two runaway orphans growing up in Venice. I initially liked the idea of this novel because I am very interested in life outside of America. Obviously the protagonist's lifestyles are much different than mine are despite the cultural difference of...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=857639