Annotation
It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel 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 before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
From the Hardcover edition.
Awards
2006 National Jewish Book Awards
2007 Book Sense Book of the Year
2006 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
2006 Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books
2009 Garden State Teen Book Award
2006 School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Characters
| Name | Meminger, Liesel |
| Gender | Female |
| Trait | Orphan |
| Genre | Historical Young adult fiction Psychological Sociological |
| Topics | World War II Death and dying Orphans Working classes Friendship Foster children Fugitives Theft Thieves Books and reading Crime |
| Setting | Molching, Germany Germany |