Zusak, M. (2006). The Book Thief. New York, NY: Random House.
Brief Annotation: Liesel Meminger is a young girl when she is placed with a foster family in a town outside of Munich. It is 1939 in Nazi Germany, and Liesel discovers the power of words to help her deal with the horrors that accompany period in time. With death as a narrator, this poignant tale deals with loss, friendship, cruelty, justice, suffering, and self-expression.
Genre: Historical Fiction novel
Grade Level: 9-12
Readers who will like this: students interested in learning about World War II and the Holocaust, readers who appreciate strong female characters.
Response/Rating (1-4): **** Zusak has created an intriguing novel on many levels – Death as a narrator, a thief as a protagonist, Nazi Germany depicted through the eyes of a young girl. His characters are complex and come alive through the text. This was a book I did not want to put down – I read it on my lunch breaks or while I was cooking.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What si the most important book you have ever read?
While you were cooking?! I completely understand; It is such a compelling read!
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