The Thief Lord
Author: Cornelia Funke
Desc: Two orphaned children are on the run hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city of Venice. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader the Thief Lord they shelter in an old disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past – a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.