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100 _aMarkus Zusak
245 _aThe Book Thief
082 _a823.92
260 _aUK
_bPenguin Books
_c2012
520 _aIt is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier - and will become busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, and this is her first act of book thievery. So begins Liesel's love affair with books and words, and soon she is stealing from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library . . . wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times, and when Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
655 _aClassics
655 _aFiction
655 _aHistorical fiction
655 _aWar fiction
655 _aYoung Adult
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