The book thief

The book thief

by Zusak, Markus

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By her brother's graveside, Liesel Meminger's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Grave Digger's Handbook, left 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 accordion-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 ti…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The book thief / by Markus Zusak ; illustrations by Trudy White.

Summary

By her brother's graveside, Liesel Meminger's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Grave Digger's Handbook, left 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 accordion-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.

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  • Publication Date:©2005
  • Edition:First Knopf trade paperback edition

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Notes

Originally published: Australia : Picador, 2005.

Includes a readers guide.

The Physical Object

  • Description:552 pages, 15 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0375842209, 9780375842207
  • oclc:on1258690329
  • LC Classification:PZ7.Z837
  • Dewey Decimal:[Fic]

Subjects

Allemagne -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. po… Art de conter -- Romans, nouvelles, etc… Books and reading Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction Death Death -- Juvenile fiction Fiction Germany Germany -- Juvenile fiction. -- History… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Romans, n… History Jews Jews -- Juvenile fiction. -- History --… Juifs -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour l… Juvenile works Livres et lecture -- Romans, nouvelles,… Mort -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la… storytelling Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fictio…

Writers

Zusak, Markus

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