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020			_a9781909531611 (pbk.)
041			_aEnglish
082			_a823 ZUS
100			_aZusak, Markus
245			_aThe book thief / _cMarkus Zusak
260			_aLondon : _bDefinitions, _c2016.
300			_a584 p. ; _c20 cm.
505			_aIt 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
650			_aBooks and reading Fiction. _aFiction. _aJews Germany History 1933-1945 Fiction. _aWar stories.
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