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The book thief / Markus Zusak

By: Zusak, MarkusMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Black Swan , 2013. Description: 553 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780552779739Subject(s): Jews | Germany | History | 1933-1945 | Fiction | World WarDDC classification: F ZUS
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It is 1939, Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become 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 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-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jewish fist-fighter in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down

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