The Book Thief

The Book Thief

By:
Marcus Zusak
Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Published:
2005
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Living in Nazi Germany, young Liesel and her foster family choose to lie and steal to protect a Jewish refugee hiding in their basement. Narrated by Death, this is not your typical World War II story.

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Detail from cover of Behind the Secret Window with illustration of group of Jewish children

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Jewish Children’s Experiences During World War II

These stories of separation, deprivation, defiance, and bravery help students to understand the horror and magnitude of the Holocaust. These books are an excellent complement to history units on World War II. 

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Literature and Language Arts

A YALSA committee of librarians selected these books to open doors on new worlds, exciting ideas, eccentric personalities, unfamiliar cultures, and distant time periods.

Theme:
Film and TV adaptations, WWII: Europe
Country:
Germany