Awards
2003 - Locus Poll Award for Best Young Adult Novel (6th place)
Characters
Prosper (Male) , German , Orphan , Runaway , Bo's brother; ran away when he found out his aunt wanted to adopt only Bo
Boniface (Male) , German , Orphan , Runaway , Prosper's brother
Victor Getz (Male) , Private investigator , Kindhearted; hired by the boys' evil aunt and uncle to find them
Scipio (Male) , Known as "The Thief Lord"; elusive; confident; charismatic; steals from the rich of Venice to feed and clothe his gang of street children
Genre
Adventure
Fantasy
Fiction
Mystery
Topics
Brothers
Orphans
Adoption
Runaways
Gangs
Thieves
Magic
Setting
Venice, Italy - Europe