The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

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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. n#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME nThe extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. n nWhen Death has a story to tell, you listen. n n It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. n n 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. n n 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. n n The kind of book that can be life-changing. --The New York Times n n Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. --USA Today n nDON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.n