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The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke (2002)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.99

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

OrphanRogue / Thief

Synopsis

Escaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," while also eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany.

Tags

AdventureContemporary FantasyHistorical VeniceMagical Realism