The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Sorry about the delay everybody. This is the book that Laura is choosing. If you already know which book you are going to choose you can email it to me at Suz@butlerfam.org and I will post a schedule of upcoming books so there will not be another delay. Laura really enjoyed this book and thought it was an easy read. Also it is a great book to read with kids.
The Thief Lord follows the story of two brothers, Prosper and Bo, who run away to Venice, Italy after their mother's death. They are taken in by a group of orphans who live in an abandoned movie theater, called the Stella, and are led by a young man named Scipio, who calls himself the Thief Lord. He steals valuables from wealthy homes and they sell them to an old shopkeeper, Ernesto Barbarossa. The boys' vicious aunt and uncle figure out where they are and set a detective, Victor Getz, on their trail. This books is an exciting suspensful book complete with mystery and magic that keeps the reader on their toes.