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The
2004 Award
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The
Thief Lord by
Cornelia Funke
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| Winter
has come early to Venice. Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among
the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. 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 boy's newfound freedom is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Cornelia Funke is one of Germany's best-selling children's authors, with over forty titles to her name. The Thief Lord is the first of her novels to be translated into English. She lives in Germany with her husband and two children. |
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