

USA Today DONT MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAKS FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. The New York Times Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. The kind of book that can be life-changing.

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. 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. 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 cant resist-books. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read. Book Synopsis The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. About the Book Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel-a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
