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Item Details
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THE BOOK THIEF
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| By: |
Markus Zusak |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0552773891 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780552773898 |
| Publisher: |
TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
8 September, 2007 |
| Pages: |
560 |
| Description: |
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This book is a story of: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. |
| Synopsis: |
HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH. It's a small story, about: a girl, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW - DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES |
| Key Stage: |
UK School Key Stage 3 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Black Swan |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for British Book Awards: Waterstones Newcomer of the Year
Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award:
Short-listed for YoungMinds Book Award 2007 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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Book Level : 5.1
Interest Level : Upper Yrs
Points : 18
Quiz number : 211399
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