The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Pages: 345
Rating: 8/10
Main Conflict: After their parents died, Prosper and Bo were adopted by their unkind aunt and uncle, the Hartliebs. But they soon escape and make it to Venice, the city their mother told them so much about. They are taken under the wing of a mysterious 13 year old, Scipio, or the Thief Lord. Feeling safe with the Thief Lord and the other children under his wing, they have their peace shattered when the Hartliebs hire a detective, Victor Getz to find them. But Scipio also has a deep secret that, when found out could break up the whole gang.
Best Part: When the kids go to rob the house of Ida Spavento, a kind hearted noble. After threatening the kids with an old hunting rifle, she tells them to sit down and tell her what they were trying to steal. In the end she gives them what they want.