The Thief Lord

from aprildt

The tale of 5 children (ages 5-13 or so) who live in an abandoned movie theater in Venice and headed by the mysterious Thief Lord. Add a middle aged detective hired by an aunt and uncle of two of the boys (who want to adopt only the sweet little one, and not his older brother), an old man who wil...

from melydia

Young brothers Prosper and Bo are on the run in Venice, having escaped their aunt Esther who intends to separate them. Esther hires Victor, a private investigator, to find them. Soon Victor finds himself in the middle of a complex plot involving orphans, mysterious counts, and a certain Thief Lor...

from goodnightmoon

This is not a reflective book. Hardly ever does Funke linger to describe a lovely Venetian scene or zoom in for a close-up of a character's face (thus revealing his emotional state) - but. But the plot, the plot, the plot. I found myself thinking about what would happen next when I wasn't reading...

from aratiel

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke is a wonderful book, written for children but obviously enjoyable by so-called adults like me. I don't have very many scholarly comments prepared, that would just defeat the purpose of a fun book such as this. Originally written in German, it concerns the adventur...

from crochetbunnii

Personal Response: I enjoyed the mystery in the novel. Not only did the children need to find out the true identity of the Thief Lord, but they also have to solve the mystery of the merry-go-round. I like how the merry-go-round is never fully resolved and the reader is left wondering what the who...