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The book thief

by Markus Zusak · 2016

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Publisher

Black Swan

Published

2016

Pages

553

Language

English

Edition format

Paperback

Description

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.

Topics

JewsGermanyHistoryFictionWorld War, 1939-1945Rescue
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