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The Book Thief

By (author): Markus Zusak
Published by: Black Swan
Publication date: 01/Jan/2008
Format: Paperback - 560 pages
ISBN-10: 0552773891
ISBN-13: 9780552773898
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> General & Literary Fiction

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1939 - Nazi Germany - The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. Some important information - this novel is narrated by death. It's a small story, about: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. Another thing you should know - death will visit the book thief three times.