The Book Thief
Recommended by Lydia Ruffles, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #2 in Sad, Ranked #2 in Historical Fiction — see more rankings.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind 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 accordian-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. more
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind 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 accordian-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. more
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- #16 in 10th Grade
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- #23 in Drama
- #10 in Dramatic
- #6 in Dying
- #9 in Emotional
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- #21 in Fiction
- #14 in Five
- #13 in Friendship
- #21 in German History
- #4 in Gift
- #17 in Good Read
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- #20 in Graduate School
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