...a moving reading adventure...time travel to Germany during World War II and read this haunting novel about a ...


The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak

Published:  New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.   552 pages
Reading Appeal:  Young Adult
    Haunting                                             Stylistically complex
This character-driven novel is narrated by Death.  The reader witnesses a world embroiled in war through the eyes of Death, an interesting character in the story.  Kindly and caring Death tells us about The Book Thief , who is a young orphan, a German girl called Liesel.


This historical fiction novel is set in a small German town, just outside of Munich, during World War II .  Liesel is fostered by the loving Rosa and Hans Hubermann.  Liesel suffers from frightening nightmares and Hans comforts her during these nightly ordeals by teaching her to read. 
          Coming-of-age                                 Lyrical                                         Moving
Hans, Rosa and Liesel save a Jewish man from certain death from the German concentration camps, by hiding him in their basement.  Rudy, a young boy next door, teaches Liesel to steal ... and the cycle of book stealing and daring adventures become a feature of Liesel's life in the midst of war-torn Germany...


...read this with focus and enjoy...


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Author: Markus Zusak