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Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here 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. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down. 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. (Note: this title was not published as YA fiction)
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Probably the best book I've read in a long time. SO GOOD.
0It was a great book from a different perspective. I loved the format of the book and how it changed with the growth of Liesel.
0The last 40% of the book, I was just numb reading it. Just heartbroken and so numb that I couldn't even cry. I'm very glad I read this book, but it will be a long time before I'll want to read it again. And that's okay.
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