The Book Thief
It’s just a small story
really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some
fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in
Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel
Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel 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 before he is marched to
Dachau.
This is an unforgettable
story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
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