The book thief e book6/11/2023 “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” - USA TodayĭON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” - The New York Times 1939, Nazi Germany - The country is holding its breath. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. 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. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.
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