W. Ross Macdonald School Library

The Book Thief /

Zusak, Markus, 1975- , author.

The Book Thief / by Markus Zusak. - First Knopf trade paperback edition. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007, c2005. - 552 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Guided reading: Z Teen / young adult.

National Jewish Book Award, 2006 Book Sense Book of the Year, 2007 Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Nominee, 2007 Margaret A. Edwards Award, 2014

9780375842207

2005008942


Books and reading--Fiction.
Storytelling--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)--Fiction.
Jews--History--Germany--1933-1945--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Fiction.


Germany--History--1933-1945--Fiction.


FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II.

F ZUS