As an acrobat in a travelling circus, 14-year-old orphan Dessa Redd flies through the air with ease. Still, she is weighed down by troubling memories. But when her ragtag circus troupe pulls into the city of Kingsbridge, Dessa feels a tickle of hope. Maybe here in the royal city she will finally find her twin brother ? or the mysterious man who snatched him away when they were just children. Meanwhile, Topper, the circus juggler, recruits Dessa and the circus strongman, Fisk, for the job of robbing the royal treasury. Hungry and desperate, both agree, setting off a series of adventures that will take the three thieves from one end of the world to the other in search of Dessa's long-lost brother. Scott Chantler's fast-paced story will engage readers while his bold-lined art with richly detailed backgrounds is a tribute to classic comic books. AGES: 9-12 AUTHOR: Scott Chantler is the Joe Shuster Award?winning cartoonist of the graphic novels 'Two Generals' and 'Northwest Passage' and of the Three Thieves graphic novel series. He is also a popular commercial illustrator whose clients have included McDonald's, Reebok, Macy's, Rogers, the New York Daily News, the National Post, the Toronto Star and Maclean's. When he's not doing either of those things, he teaches Writing for Graphic Novels at Max the Mutt Animation School in Toronto. Graphic Novel ALL TITLES IN THE THREE THIEVES SERIES: 9781554534142 Tower of Treasure, Bk 1 HB 9781554534159 Tower of Treasure, Bk 1 PB 9781554534166 Sign of the Black Rock, Bk 2 HB 9781554534173 Sign of the Black Rock, Bk 2 PB 9781554537761 Captive Prince, Bk 3 HB 9781554537778 Captive Prince, Bk 3 PB 9781554537785 King's Dragon, Bk 4 HB 9781554537792 King's Dragon, Bk 4 PB
