Nice has nothing to do with me.” An interesting character, to say the least.

“I most definitely can be cheerful,” he tells us. From the very beginning, he wants us to trust him. As likeable as she is well-developed, it’s amazing to watch a young girl like that remain so strong in the face of human tragedy, impossible hatred, and adolescent love.The twist is that Death is the one telling Liesel’s story. Adults will relish the story’s beauty and magnitude, and while the first third of the novel may be a tad too slow for teens, the persistent ones will connect with young Liesel’s tragic experiences in Nazi Germany.Zusak’s novel, set in a small town outside Munich during World War II, chronicles the story of Liesel Meminger, a German girl taken into Hans Huberman’s household as a foster child. Originally published in Australia as mainstream fiction and arguably not young adult, the novel works surprisingly well both ways. Times Book Festival, Markus Zusak’s THE BOOK THIEF is an astounding piece of literature. This book is beautiful.Following on the heels of I AM THE MESSENGER, nominated for best young adult book at the 2006 L.A. The end of the world (Part 1) -Įpilogue : The last color. Part seven : The complete Duden dictionary and thesaurus. Death's diary : 1942 -įresh air, an old nightmare, and what to do with a Jewish corpse. Three acts of stupidity by Rudy Steiner. The accordionist (The secret life of Hans Hubermann) -Ī short history of the Jewish fist fighter. The heavyweight champion of the school-yard. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2007 Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2007 Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2007

Germany - History - 1933-1945 - Juvenile fiction.

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.

Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist - books. 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. 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. 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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