The enchanting international bestseller with bonus back matter and a
beautiful new cover!
Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where
crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of
street urchins. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever,
charming boy with a dark history of his own: He calls himself the Thief
Lord.Propser and Bo relish their new "family" and life of petty crime.
But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. And
posing an even greater threat to the boys' freedom is something from a
forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time
itself.