The Book Thief -- Markus Zusak

<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER - ONE OF <i>TIME</i> MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME <p/>The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.</b> <p/><i>When Death has a story to tell, you listen.</i> <p/> It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. <p/> Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist-books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. <p/> In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of <i>I Am the Messenger, </i> has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. <p/> "The kind of book that can be life-changing." --<i>The New York Times</i> <p/> "Deserves a place on the same shelf with <i>The Diary of a Young Girl </i>by Anne Frank." --<i>USA Today</i> <p/><b>DON'T MISS <i>BRIDGE OF CLAY</i>, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE <i>THE BOOK THIEF.</i></b><br><br><b>Author:</b> Markus Zusak<br><b>Publisher:</b> Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 09/11/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 608<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.00lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.90h x 5.20w x 1