The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Orphaned brothers Prosper and Bo, having run away from their cruel aunt and uncle, decide to hide out in Venice where they fall in with the Thief Lord, a thirteen-year-old boy who leads a crime ring of street children.

Call number: F FUN (LA IMC)

Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord. New York: Scholastic, 2002.