Choice Book Report 2 Conflict: The Thief Lord

         I found a lot of conflict in this book. One of the main conflicts I found was when Prosper and Bo have to hide from Victor Getz. Everything was going smoothly until Victor showed up and started spying on the boys. I think that this is both an internal and external conflict. It is an internal conflict because Prosper has to worry about getting caught. He starts to regret running away. He begins to argue with himself about the whole issue. It is an external conflict because all of the other kids that Prosper and Bo stay with have to be careful too. They can't even be out of hiding. If Victor catches the boys, the other kids will be caught too. Some obstacles that Prosper and the others face is when Victor is following them around everywhere. They solve these obstacles from Victor by playing tricks on him. Prosper and Bo change their hair to confuse him, and eventually one of the kids they stay with actually captures Victor. I probably would not have captured him if I were in this situation. I think I would have tried to move out of the city and gone to a different place to hide if I were Bo and Prosper. However, I don't think that the way Prosper handled the conflict fit the type of person he is. This conflict is resolved when Victor Getz gives the children his word that he won't tell anyone about their hiding place.

         Another conflict that I noticed in my book was when Bo and Prosper's aunt comes and takes Bo. I think that this is an external conflict. It is an external conflict because Prosper can't stop his aunt from taking Bo with her. She has total custody of the children. The main obstacle that Prosper had to face was when he couldn't take Bo away from his aunt. He followed them around for an entire day, but he couldn't come up with a plan to get Bo back. This makes Prosper very frustrated and depressed. I think that I would do the same thing if I were in Prosper's shoes. He was very loyal and did his best to try and save his little brother. I think that the way Prosper handled this conflict definitely fit with the type of person he is. This conflict was resolved when their aunt decided that she didn't like Bo after all because he was too wild and obnoxious, so she gave him back to his brother.

This book was filled with conflict, and fortunately most of it was resolved.

Choice Book Report 2 Main Characters

  For my second choice book report I read The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. One of the main characters was Prosper. He is twelve years old. I pictured Prosper as a tall boy with short dark brown hair, and bright blue eyes.

Prosper is a very independent person. He likes to be by himself a lot, and he doesn't really trust anyone else. He is also independent because he doesn't rely on other people, especially adults, to help him or do work for him. Prosper is also very brave. He is brave because he ran away to an entirely different country with his younger brother to escape their cruel aunt and uncle. He and his younger brother, Bo, lived by themselves in Italy, which is the country they ran away to. This makes Prosper very brave. I think that Prosper is also very loyal to Bo. He could have just left his younger brother by himself with his aunt and uncle, but he didn't. Prosper stuck with his little brother and made sure that he was safe and healthy. This also makes Prosper kind. I would also describe him as cunning. Prosper came up with a plan to escape his cruel and awful relatives. He also came up with a plan to get to the strange island with Scipio. This makes him cunning.

Another main character in this story is Victor Getz. Victor is the detective that was hired to find Prosper and Bo. Victor is said to be the best detective in Venice. I would also describe him as independent, like Prosper. He is independent because he lives all by himself with his two tortoises. He doesn't really like interacting with people either. Victor seems like he is very lonely. Victor is also trustworthy. Even when he did find Bo and Prosper, he didn't tell their aunt and uncle because he knew how mean they were. Victor actually helped the boys stay away from their uncle and aunt. He didn't tell anyone about where Bo and Prosper were staying. This makes him trustworthy. Victor played a big part in this adventure. He could have turned Bo and Prosper into their relatives, but he didn't. I think that Victor could have made the story completely different than how it ended.
I really liked this book. ENJOY! :)