The Book Thief
Language: English
Books & Libraries Books and reading Books and reading/ Fiction Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9) Classics Death Death & Dying Death/ Fiction Europe Fiction General Historical Historical - Holocaust Historical Fiction (Young Adult) Holocaust Jewish Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Holocaust Military & Wars Religious Social Issues Storytelling Storytelling/ Fiction War Young Adult
Publisher: Paw Prints
Published: Sep 1, 2005
Description:
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.
But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.