The release date for the English version of 'The Thief Lord' by
Cornelia Funke is Jul 2002. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A pair of abandoned kids are escaping and taking refuge among the dilapidated canals and foggy lanes of Venice.
Accompanied by a group of homeless kids and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord, they seek refuge in an abandoned theater. A foolish investigator who is preoccupied with disguises and the well-being of his pet tortoises is pursuing them. A gorgeous magical treasure that has the ability to twist time itself poses a bigger danger to the lads' newly discovered freedom than anything from the past.