an Incredible Young Adult Novel About How A Young Girl S Love Of Books Helps A Community Survive World War Ii And The Holocaust.
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, This Groundbreaking 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. This Is An Unforgettable Story About The Ability Of Books To Feed The Soul.
Zusak Has Created A Work That Deserves The Attention Of A Sophisticated Teen And Adult Readers A Mesmerizing And Original Story. school Library Journal, Starred Review
A Tour De Force To Be Not Just Read But Inhabited. the Horn Book, Starred Review
publishers Weekly
corduner Uses Considerable Zeal And A Talent For Accents To Navigate Zusak's Compelling, Challenging Novel Set In Nazi Germany. Death Serves As Knowing Narrator For The Tale, Which Is Framed Much Like A Lengthy Flashback. The Storytelling Aspects Of This Structure Include Asides To The Listener, And Lots Of Foreshadowing About What Eventually Happens To The Various Lead Characters-appealing Features For Listeners. But Corduner Seems To Most Enjoy Embracing The Heart Of Things Here-the Rather Small And Ordinary Saga Of 10-year-old Liesel Meminger, Who Has Been Given Over To A Foster Family Following Her Mother's Branding As A Kommunist And The Death Of Her Younger Brother. Under Her Foster Parents' Care, She Learns How To Read, How To Keep Terrifying Secrets And How To Hone Her Skills As A Book Thief, A Practice That Keeps Her Sane And Feeds Her Newfound Love Of Words. With Quick Vocal Strokes, Corduner Paints Vivid, Provocative Portraits Of Germans And Jews Under Unfathomable Duress And The Ripple Effect Such Circumstances Have On Their Lives. Ages 12-up. (oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Social & Family Issues
- Family
- Social & Family Issues
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Author : Zusak, Markus
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2007-09-11
Number Of Pages : 608
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0375842209
ISBN-13 : 9780375842207
Item weight : 0.97 lb
Dimensions : 1.54 in x 5.24 in x 7.95 in
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