The Book Thief Paperback – Illustrated, October 15, 2013 by Markus Zusak
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME
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
“Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today
DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers; Media tie-in edition (October 15, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 592 pages
ISBN-10 : 0385754728
ISBN-13 : 978-0385754729
Reading age : 10+ years, from customers
Lexile measure : 730L
Grade level : 7 - 9
Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.13 x 8.25 inches