The Thief Lord
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786270842 (0786270845)
Publish date: December 1st 2004
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Cultural,
Italy,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Mystery
I loved this book! It's a fun journey from start to finish with interesting characters and unexpected surprises sure to thrill!
Original Title: Herr der Diebe I think this novel might be aimed at children a bit younger still than the Inkworld-trilogy. But, if you can put aside the fact that it is completely unbelievable, it's a very enjoyable read. It's about a bunch of kids in Venice, who have their own underground soci...
I read this in 6th grade, and it was a very good book. It is enjoyable and interesting. Prosper and his younger brother Bo run away to Venice, escaping from their mean aunt and uncle. A gang of homeless street kids take them in, led by Scipio, or the Thief Lord. He is only thirteen, but he acts like...
Okay, I actually liked this book a lot. It would have been 4 or even 4.5 stars to me, if not for the STUPID ENDING!All right, got that off my chest, so, ahem. The book was nice. Charming, entertaining, interesting. I liked the characters, though I can't say I loved any of them--still good for me, si...
I was not expecting the mature themes I found in the Thief Lord. I had thought to find more derring-do and adventure, and while there is some of that, the focus of this story is the not so easy life of a collection of orphans, how they carve a place in the world for themselves and how that world eve...
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