num_pages: 349
description: 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 thirteen-year-old 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 delight in being part of this colorful new family. But the Thief Lord has secrets of his own. Soon the boys are thrust into circumstances that will lead them to a fantastic, spellbinding conclusion.Winner of the 2000 Zurich Children's Book Award and the 2001 Children's Book Award from the Vienna House of Literature.From the Cassette edition.
language: English
title: The Thief Lord
titlecomplete: The Thief Lord
characters: Scipio Massimo, Riccio, Boniface Hartlieb, Ida Spavento, Caterina 'Hornet' Grimani, Ernesto Barbarossa, Max Hartlieb, Contessa, Conte, Esther Hartlieb, Prosper Hartlieb, Victor Getz, Mosca
genres: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Fantasy, Italy, Mystery, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 96032
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: 1072944000000
name: Premi Protagonista Jove
category: Categoria 13-14 anys
publisher: Scholastic Inc.