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An edition of The Book Thief (1998)

The Book Thief

Reader's Guide Edition

by

  • ★★★★ 4.2 (113 ratings) ·
  • 1,833 Want to read
  • 102 Currently reading
  • 193 Have read

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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Alfred A. Knopf, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Pages
552

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nyt:young-adult-paperback-monthly=2022-09-04, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Books and reading, Fiction, Jews, History, World War, 1939-1945, Rescue, Storytelling, Death, Novela australiana, Livres et lecture, Romans, nouvelles, Juifs, Histoire, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, Sauvetage, Libros y lectura, Novela, Judios, Historia, Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945, Book thefts, Jews rescue (1939-1945 : World War) fast (OCoLC)fst01710189, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Death, fiction, Germany, history, fiction, Jews, history, fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Children's fiction, Storytelling, fiction, Books and reading, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Art de conter, Mort, World war ii, Gestapo, Judaism, Nazi, Nazi germany, Historical fiction, Narración de cuentos, Muerte, Literature, Judíos, Nyt:paperback_books=2007-09-09, Ficción, Jews rescue, German history, Books, Reading, Spanish language materials, Ficción juvenil, Guerra mundial ii, Fictional works, Large type books, Memory, Mothers, Family problems, Young adult fiction, Death (personification)

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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Mark Owens, Liesel Meminger, Death

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Germany, Alemania, Munich, Allemagne

Times

1933-1945, World War, 1939-1945, 1939-1945

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Published in
New York, USA
Genre
Fiction., Fiction.
Copyright Date
September 1, 2005

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
[Fic]
Library of Congress
PZ 7 Z837 B66 2007, PZ7.Z837 Boo 2007
lccn_permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2007281233

The Physical Object

Format
Trade Paperback
Pagination
552 p, 15 p.
Number of pages
552

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22253601M
ISBN 10
0375842209
ISBN 13
9780375842207
LCCN
2007281233
OCLC/WorldCat
867628064, 170926250
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0375842209
Library Thing
393681

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Work 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

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a mountain range of rubble

in which our narrator introduces: himself – the colours – and the book thief.
added by Lisa.

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