The Thief Lord

The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a beautiful new cover! The Thief Lord joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content! Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own: He calls himself the Thief Lord. Propser and Bo relish their new "family" and life of petty crime. But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. And posing an even greater threat to the boys' freedom is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself. Product Details Format: Paperback Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback ISBN: 9780545227704 Page Count: 368 Trim Size: 5-1⁄4 x 7-5⁄8 Pub Date: May 2010 Fiction / Nonfiction: Fiction Ages: 9 - 12 Grades: 4 - 7 Imprint: Chicken Hou