The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak
Recommended by: Amy (I know alot of librarians,
this one also a doll)
6/18-30
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding it's breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel Meminger's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Grave Digger'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 book-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 Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up and closed down.
What do I think: I loved it! I thought it would be a light read, but I was wrong. It has so much going on it in. I love Liesel and feel like I got to know her reading the book. What a sad time. I love that it's Death telling the story. Great book!
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding it's breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel Meminger's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Grave Digger'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 book-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 Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up and closed down.
What do I think: I loved it! I thought it would be a light read, but I was wrong. It has so much going on it in. I love Liesel and feel like I got to know her reading the book. What a sad time. I love that it's Death telling the story. Great book!
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