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The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

Genre: Historical Fiction

Death, who narrates this World War II era story, follows Liesel Meminger as she navigates her war torn village with her tough and clever friends, defies Nazis in small yet shocking ways, befriends a Jewish man hiding in her foster parents’ basement, and grows into her unexpected calling as the book thief. Liesel struggles to create a safe world for herself and her books as society crumbles around her. Against his better judgment, Death cannot resist Liesel and the funny, everyday, and tragic things that happen to her. This Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book is darkly humorous – yes, Death has a sense of humor - but also touching and powerful.

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© 2014 by James Dombro, David Laczak, Jack Timperley, Matthew Weiss, and Alec Wojda

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