The Book Thief

ISBN: 0385754728

Author: Zusak, Markus

Condition: New

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME MAGAZINES 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURYThe extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.When Death has a story to tell, you listen.It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.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 cant resist-books. 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.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.The kind of book that can be life-changing. -The New York TimesDeserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. -USA TodayDONT MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAKS FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.