description: Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriend by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord.
language: English
title: The Thief Lord
titlecomplete: The Thief Lord
characters: Ernesto Barbarossa, Boniface Hartlieb, Contessa, Riccio, Scipio Massimo, Victor Getz, Mosca, Esther Hartlieb, Ida Spavento, Conte, Prosper Hartlieb, Caterina 'Hornet' Grimani, Max Hartlieb
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Childrens, Juvenile, Italy, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure
ratings_count: 96055
places: Venice
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Batchelder Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Zurich Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: The Children's Book Award from the Vienna House of Literature, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Junior, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Kinderbuch, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Corine Internationaler Buchpreis
category: Kinder- und Jugendbuch, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Premi Protagonista Jove
category: Categoria 12-14 anys
publisher: Cover to Cover Cassettes