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1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. It's a small story, about a girl, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thievery.
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. It's a small story, about a girl, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thievery.
Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak was born in 1975 and is the author of five books, including the international bestseller,
The Book Thief
, which is translated into more than forty languages. First released in 2005,
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