num_pages: 350
description: Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city of Venice.Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past – a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.
language: English
title: The Thief Lord
titlecomplete: The Thief Lord
characters: Boniface Hartlieb, Ernesto Barbarossa, Max Hartlieb, Ida Spavento, Riccio, Caterina 'Hornet' Grimani, Prosper Hartlieb, Conte, Esther Hartlieb, Victor Getz, Scipio Massimo, Mosca, Contessa
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Childrens, Italy, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, 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: Chicken House