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The Book Thief is written by an Australian Markus Zusak. Published in 2005 552 pages Amazon 4.6/5stars Goodreads 4.36/5 stars Genre-Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, War Drama. Description found just inside the book... "It is 1939 Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath.  Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings,  the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found." The story takes place during Nazi rule in Germany between 1939 and 1942. The narrator of the story is Death who gives his perspecti...

The Book Thief is written by Markus Zusak. Published in 2005 552 pages Amazon 4.6/5stars Goodreads 4.36/5 stars Genre-Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, War Drama. (At the bottom of this page is a link to the book on Amazon.  I am an amazon affiliate and if you click on the link and buy anything from Amazon I get a % with no added cost to you.  It is a win win:-) Description found just inside the book... "It is 1939 Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's librar...