The Book Thief
Language: English
Books & Libraries Books and Reading Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9) Classics Death Death & Dying Europe Fiction General Historical Historical - Holocaust Historical Fiction (Young Adult) Holocaust Jewish Juvenile Fiction Military & Wars Religious Social Issues Storytelling War Young Adult
Publisher: Paw Prints
Published: Sep 1, 2005
Description:
HERE IS A SMALL FACT:
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with her foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
SOME MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH.
It's a small story, about:
a girl
an accordionist
some fanatical Germans
a Jewish fistfighter
and quite a lot of thievery.
ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW:
DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES.