The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
One thing I love about summer vacation is that my 12 year old daughter Tali and I have time to read together. Our first book for the summer was Cornelia Funke’s The Thief Lord which, as Tali was thrilled to learn, takes place in Venice, a city she visited a couple of summers ago with my parents.
The story is about Boniface (Bo) and his big brother Prosper(o). Their parents are dead and their aunt wants to adopt only Bo because he’s cute and sweet.
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COMMENT Very glad that you're as excited about it as I am, Marion! 😱👻🎃👹🧟🧛🕷️🦇 🕸️⚰️
Oh ,hurray! Hurray, hurray! It's Shocktober!
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The black, white and blue is VERY striking, and carries the sense of a night sky and mystery.
Thanks, Kat, great input!