The Book Thief
Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: 7-12 Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.1 / points: 18.0 / quiz: 106101 / grade: Upper Grades Reading Counts!: reading level:4.0 / points:26.0 / quiz:Q39084 Lexil
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The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a
major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the
ability of books to feed the soul.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
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.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
