Author: Cornelia Funke
Illustrator: Christian Burmingham
Title: The Thief Lord
Genre: fantasy
Sub genre: adventure
Theme: adventurous
Primary and secondary characters: Prosper and Bo, Scipio
Date: 2002
Award: Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Publisher Company: The Chicken House/ Scholastic Publishing
Brief summary on how to use for students: This book is filled with mystery and adventure that any child can enjoy. Students can read this book independently in class or as a class.
Summary: Prosper and Bo are brothers who run away to Venice, Italy. While in Italy they meet orphans that live in a movie theater that take them in. Scipio calls himself the Thief Lord and steals money from the poor and sell them to a shopkeeper. After worrying, Prosper and Bo’s aunt and uncle figure out where they are and hire a detective to go after them. The story is mainly about the adventures between the detective and the secret Scipio.
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