I am reading The Thief Lord by Cornella Funke and the genre of this book is Adventure/Fantasy. The main characters are Prosper and Bo. Prosper and Bo are runaways who took a train to Venice Italy. They lived with their aunt because their mom died in an accident. Their aunt was going to separate Bo and Prosper by sending Prosper to a private school. They live with a group of other runaway kids in an abandoned movie theatre and they are taken care of by the Thief Lord.
All the kids are around 13 and 14. Except for Bo who is only 5 years old. The Thief Lord is also only 13 years old. He steals valuable things and the kids cash it in for money. Bo is fascinated by the Thief Lord and wants to learn how to break in houses, museums, and buildings. Although Prosper hates the fact of Bo trying to learn how to steal. When Bo steals things like wallets, Prosper gets very angry at Bo ad yells at him.
The kids are getting chased by a detective who was hired by Prosper's aunt. He is clever at disguising himself. He has a whole wardrobe of disguises. Although, it is hard for him to try and follow the kids because he doesn't want to look like a pedophilia . He has two turtles that are married and the detective makes it seem like they show emotion. For example he says that one of them looks bored and if the turtle wanted to go outside.
The mood of this book is funny, suspenseful, and exciting. There are a lot of surprises in this book. I had a weird feeling of sadness and anger because of what happens. People aren't always who they say they are. Riccio is the funniest character to because he always finds a goofy way to get serious things done. Also he has some really bad teeth. He has a bunch of cavities and his teeth are a yellowish brownish color. One of the most exciting parts is when Prosper and Riccio have to run away from the detective. If you want to see if the kids get caught or escape. You must read the book.
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