The book thief
Zusak, Markus2006
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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's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger'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 Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.
Main title:
The book thief / by Markus Zusak
Author:
Imprint:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
Collation:
552 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Audience:
Secondary
Awards:
National Jewish Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature (2006) ; Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature (2007) ; Buxtehuder Bulle (2008) ; Sydney Taylor Book Award for Teen Readers (2007).Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen (2009) ; Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2007) ; Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2007) ; Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2008).The Quill Award Nominee for Young Adult/Teen (2006) ; Teen Read Award Nominee for Best All-Time-Fave (2010) ; Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Preis der Jugendjury (2009).Association of Jewish Libraries for Teen Book Award (2006) ; Lincoln Award Nominee (2010) ; Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Nominee for Literary Fiction (2008).Kathleen Mitchell Award, Ena Noel Award (2008) ; Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Jugendbuch (2009) ; LovelyBooks Leserpreis for Allgemeine Literatur (2009) ; Margaret A. Edwards Award (2014).
ISBN:
9781742613314 (paperback)9781743515860 (paperback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
85115
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Teenage Fiction | ZUSAK | Onloan - Due: 01 Nov 2024 |
| Penrith | Teenage Fiction | ZUSAK | Available |