Author: Markus Zusak
Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Text Copyright ©2005
552 Pages
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Synopsis: Amidst the reign of Hitler, Liesel Meminger's world changes as she is forced to leave her parents and live with another couple named the Hubermann's in Molching, Germany. When Liesel's brother Werner dies on the train on the way to her new parents, the train stops to bury his body. It is there that Liesel spots and steals her first book titled The Grave Digger's Handbook. Quickly, the gates of thievery are opened and Liesel continues to thieve books from various other sources, such as the mayor's library and during Nazi book-burnings. After settling into her new home and befriending the other neighborhood children, the Hubermann's are asked to hide a Jewish man in their basement and Liesel's world is turned upside down yet again as she is now forced to shroud herself in lies and secrecy in order to keep herself and her family safe.
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