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The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Summery:

The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke, is a well written book mostly about two children named Prosper and Bo and their runaway from their stuck-up Aunt and Uncle. The story takes place in Venice, Italy where the two boys have run off too in escape of their Aunt and Uncle who are trying to adopt the orphaned Bo but not his brother Prosper. During their escape they meet a strange boy who calls himself The Thief Lord and who claims he can steal anything including the legendary Merry-Go-Round that can make any child who rides it grown up, and any grown up who rides it becomes a child again. The boys end up going to live with him, and three other orphans, in an abandoned theatre. Life seems to be going better then usual, but is the Thief Lord really who he says he is or is it all made up?
 
                      
Review:

This book is very creative and interesting and I recommend it for all ages. Though it is not the most exiting book it still has a well written plot. This  book is probably in my top ten favorite books, and that's saying something, I'm a bookaholic!
 
Story:

It was definitely a well thought out book. The language can throw you off though. Because it takes place in Italy, sometimes they speak a different language then us. They also have many things that you probably wont know what they are if your younger then 10.
 
Level of Difficulty:

Ranging from 1 to 10, Hardest to Easiest, I would say it was a 5
 

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