The Book Thief

Description

The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times

Description

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

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Other Editions

• The Book ThiefHardcoverKnopf Books for Young Readers2006-01-01
• the book thiefeBookAlfred A. Knopf2006-01-01
• The Book ThiefeBookPan Macmillan Australia2006-01-01
• The Book ThiefAudio CDRandom House Audio2006-01-01
• 偷書賊木馬文化事業股份有限公司2007-01-01
• Ch'aek todukMunhak Tongne2008-01-01