The Book Thief

Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfully told. . . but also a wonderful page-turner Guardian Brilliant and hugely ambitious New York Times Extraordinary Telegraph ___ HERE IS A SMALL FACT – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 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. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION – THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH ___ Over 16 million copies sold worldwide. Now a major motion picture.