The Book Thief (Anniversary Edition)

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Markus Zusak

This anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook.“Life-changing.” —The New York 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 can’t 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. “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA TodayDON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

Historical Fiction

Coming Of Age

Tearjerkers

World War 2

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Author

Markus Zusak

Pages

592

Publisher

Random House Children's Books

Published Date

2016-03-08

ISBN

1101934182 9781101934180

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"Such a moving story, with books."

Donna Thiessen

"I finally got around to this book, and it was well worth the many times I heard about it in praised tones. It has some of the most beautiful and unique prose I've ever had the grace to read. I fell in love with the characters and was torn apart again and again by the devastating lives they led. I know that this review has been written down by countless others, this is one of the most impactful books ever written. But when you read something, this awe-inspiring, you can't help but marvel. War is horrible and deplorable; we've been fed that monolouge our entire lives. But this was one of the first times I read from citizens' lives, people who just want to LIVE. I don't think I'll find many if any novels that can capture this in such splendid and dark ways. I thought on many occasions while reading how a human being could have come up with such a masterpiece. A book with so much interwoven and stitched together. So many things make it stand out, how the chapters are set up, that it's narrated by death, and the emotional and descriptive prose, the entire book is a patchwork of creativity and brilliance, and I was happy to be part of it for the last week. THIS IS WHAT YA CAN BE. YA does not mean that you can have cookie-cutter characters with a boring plotline. The Book Thief will be remembered for hundreds of years, of that we can be sure."

Cole Johnson

"I absolutely loved the way the author narrated this book. It made the overall message stand out even more. I will never stop recommending this to everyone. It's one of my favorites!"

Ella🫶

"Broke me and built me up again over and over. This book is my greatest treasure and my greatest pain "

Mrs. Keefe Sencen

"Beautiful and devastating. One of the best WW2 historical fiction I’ve read. POV of death added an unexpected layer of depth, imagery of Munich is vivid, the characters feel like family. 10/10"

Veronica Em

"It was a slow start for me, but I liked it. "

Canda Dixon

"You will fall in love with this book and remember it for a long time. "

Molly Hans

"This book gave the same vibes as would a book about Anne Frank. This book took me on a journey, made me feel empathetic of those that had to endure something like that. "