Historical fiction Young adult Literary 1998

Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Published in Spanish as Ladrona de Libros

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man…

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What it is

A book about books · it makes you cry, in a good way

What happens in it

Books about books War from the inside

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you love books about books
  • you don't mind a good cry
  • you like a book that stays with you for days

Maybe not if…

  • you'd rather skip the hard scenes

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