The Book Thief
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By Markus Zusak
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5 reviews
1939, Nazi Germany – The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a 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 important information – This novel is narrated by death. It’s a small story about: a girl, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Another thing you should know – death will visit the book thief three times.
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It's really interesting and you get to think about life from the point of view of a German citizen during WW2
Read as part of The Gloucester Book Club
This book is wow!
Beautifully and thoughtfully written. It shows the best and worst of humanity without being overly traumatising. I would let my middle-grade readers read this. Very impressive.
I really enjoyed this book. It is all about a 12 year old girl whose bother and mother die. She is taken into foster care. Her Papa is lovely, he plays the accordion. Her mama is nice, she does ironing for the rich. Liesel is the girls name. She is taught to read by he papa. She then steals books. She is known to her best friend (named Rudy) as the book thief. Rad the book and find out more of this fabulous book.
Loved it
A touching story and this makes Leinel in a depressing state. The story is narrated in death's point of view.
