The Book Thief

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Item specifics

Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the book cover but the book is still ...
Release Year
2007
ISBN
9780375842207
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Children's Books
ISBN-10
0375842209
ISBN-13
9780375842207
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57571668

Product Key Features

Book Title
Book Thief
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Social Themes / Death & Dying, Historical / Holocaust, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, General, Books & Libraries, Religious / Jewish, Historical / Europe, Historical / Military & Wars
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Author
Markus Zusak
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2015-478201
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Brilliant and hugely ambitious...Some will argue that a book so difficult and sad may not be appropriate for teenage readers...Adults will probably like it (this one did), but it's a great young-adult novel...It's the kind of book that can be life-changing, because without ever denying the essential amorality and randomness of the natural order, The Book Thief offers us a believable hard-won hope...The hope we see in Liesel is unassailable, the kind you can hang on to in the midst of poverty and war and violence. Young readers need such alternatives to ideological rigidity, and such explorations of how stories matter. And so, come to think of it, do adults." - New York Times, May 14, 2006 " The Book Thief is unsettling and unsentimental, yet ultimately poetic. Its grimness and tragedy run through the reader's mind like a black-and-white movie, bereft of the colors of life. Zusak may not have lived under Nazi domination, but The Book Thief deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel's Night . It seems poised to become a classic." - USA Today "Zusak doesn't sugarcoat anything, but he makes his ostensibly gloomy subject bearable the same way Kurt Vonnegut did in Slaughterhouse-Five : with grim, darkly consoling humor." - Time Magazine "Elegant, philosophical and moving...Beautiful and important." - Kirkus Reviews , Starred "This hefty volume is an achievement...a challenging book in both length and subject..." - Publisher's Weekly , Starred "One of the most highly anticipated young-adult books in years." - The Wall Street Journal "Exquisitely written and memorably populated, Zusak's poignant tribute to words, survival, and their curiously inevitable entwinement is a tour de force to be not just read but inhabited." - The Horn Book Magazine , Starred "An extraordinary narrative." - School Library Journal , Starred " The Book Thief will be appreciated for Mr. Zusak's audacity, also on display in his earlier I Am the Messenger . It will be widely read and admired because it tells a story in which books become treasures. And because there's no arguing with a sentiment like that." - New York Times
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Grade To
Twelfth Grade
Synopsis
DON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY , MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF . The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read . 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. "The kind of book that can be life-changing." -- The New York Times "Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank." -- USA Today, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 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 CENTURY The 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 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. "The kind of book that can be life-changing." -- The New York Times "Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank." -- USA Today DON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY , MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF., Set during World War II in Germany, Zusaks groundbreaking novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing, encounters something she cant resist: books., #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 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 CENTURY The 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 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. "The kind of book that can be life-changing." -- The New York Times "Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank." -- USA Today DON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY , MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
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  • by evian408
    21 Jun, 2018Most favourable review

    A peek into what it was like for Germany citizen during World War II

    I was concerned about having my children read this book do to its subject matter, so I read it first along with my 84 year old aunt. We both absolutely loved the story! The narrator is “death” but not any death that I had ever heard of before this wonderful book. It came as such a surprise to me that while and after reading this book death wasn’t scary! Death wasn’t out to get us, death is a part of life. Death in this story is respectful, thoughtful and just there to guide us on our way. It’s a beautiful story of strength, compassion, resistance and the resilience of the human spirit during the worst of times. I truly believe that this book should absolutely be required reading for all!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by lbarbwire21
    18 Jul, 2017

    one of the best books I have read

    This is a story a true story in Germany at the time of the second world war and Hitler was at his worse deporting jews to concentration camps and raising hell with his own people until the allies came and bombed select towns , The girl, Leisel was a subject that would steel books and when she was caught at it by the owner she was given some books and then the bombs came down in her town the grim reaper was there and took he intire family and level the neiborhood she was found in a bombed out basement still alive she live about 6 months after and then the grim reaper took her A magnificent story of life in Gemany at WW11 great reading

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: discover-books

  • by elizwoo-36
    22 Oct, 2021

    Paints a good picture from a different perspective.

    The book has many heart wrenching moments about a time that was so difficult for so many. It also tells about the long-lasting effect goodness can have on people other than family. It is a worthwhile read to help you reevaluate what is important in life.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

  • by day-one
    02 Nov, 2017

    Great Historical Fiction

    This book is funny, sad, deep, and enjoyable. The point of view and writing style are very different from most books, especially on this subject. The reader is able to really connect with the main character, and the strong use of foreshadowing leaves you in constant suspense. Perfect book for high school students; not sure I would use it for middle schoolers, just because of the language.

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  • by deltrem-43
    03 Feb, 2021

    Inspiring Novel of Hope

    Content specific. Excellent condition. Compelling, endearing, and hopeful. Great for high school students. Shows how humanity is found in the worst of times, how hope for the future and for love can help survivors keep going despite the horrors of the holocaust.

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