Funke, Cornelia Caroline.

The Thief Lord / Cornelia Funke ; [English translation, Oliver Latsch]. - New York : Scholastic, 2010, c2001. - 349, [23] p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.

Translation of: Herr der Diebe. Includes "After words" ([23] p.)

Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt only the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they find protection from a gang of Venetian street children and their leader, the Thief Lord.

ISBN: 9780545227704 (pbk.) 0545227704 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Runaway children--Fiction.
Thieves--Fiction.
Brothers--Fiction.
Detective and mystery stories.
Orphans--Fiction.
Street children--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
Italy--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]