The release date for the English version of 'The Book Thief' by
Markus Zusak is Mar 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Note from the librarian: This is an alternative cover version.
As of 1939. Germany during Nazi rule. The nation is choking on air. There has never been a busier death and there ever will be.
Liesel's life is altered by picking up a solitary thing that is partly concealed in the snow beside her brother's grave. She had accidentally left The Gravedigger's Handbook behind, and this is her first experience stealing a book. As Liesel learns to read with the aid of her foster father, who plays the accordian, a love affair with books and words starts. Before long, she's pilfering volumes from Nazi book burnings, the mayor's wife's collection, and any other location that has books lying about.
However, these are perilous times. Liesel's world is both opened up and locked down when she discovers that her foster family is hiding a Jew in their basement.
Award-winning novelist Markus Zusak has given us one of the most memorable tales of our time with exquisitely written, intensely felt prose.
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