The Book Thief Paperback Book (730L)

It is 1939, Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. By her brother’s graveside, Liesel  Meminger finds her life changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Grave Digger’s HandBook, left 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 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 Jewish man in their basement, Liesel’s world is both opened up and closed down.  Lexile Measure: 730L ©2005. Literature. Author: Markus Zusak. Paperback Book, 549 pages, 7 x 8 inches.