![]() ![]() Simultaneous release with Scholastic/Chicken House hardcover.Īges 9-up. Funke leaves a few loose ends dangling, but most listeners won't mind as Jones reads at a good clip, catching them up in the excitement of the children's exploits and the colorful surroundings. Intrigue, suspense and humor abound as the boys outwit, then befriend, a local detective and a wealthy dowager all on the way to discovering a merry-go-round with magical powers. ![]() The boys find shelter, sustenance and camaraderie via a band of child thieves, led by a bold adolescent who calls himself the Thief Lord. Having run away from their cruel aunt and guardian (who wants to adopt only younger brother Bo), Prosper and Bo find themselves in the alleys and canals of Venice, a city their deceased mother spoke of with adoration. Originally published in Germany in 2000, Cornelia Funke’s young adult novel The Thief Lord is a story about a group of street children living in Venice, Italy, who are intertwined in. Though set in modern-day Italy, Funke's story could comfortably sit alongside Oliver TwistĪnd Peter Pan she incorporates elements from both these timeless works as she introduces brothers Prosper and Bo and their cohorts. Wacky characters bring energy to this translation of an entertaining German novel about thieving children, a disguise-obsessed detective and a magical. Jones's ( The Devil's Own Brideshead Revisited) deep, sonorous voice and British accent set the perfect mood for German author Funke's adventurous tale of orphans on the run in Venice. ![]()
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