Author: Markus Zusak

When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath, waiting for the inevitable horror that's coming. Death has never been busier, and he's about to become busier still as the war intensifies and millions of lives hang in the balance.

Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, scratching out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist—books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father Hans Hubermann, she learns to read and discovers the transformative power of words. She shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids, and with the Jewish man hidden in her basement, risking everything to bring light into the darkness.

As Liesel's world crumbles around her and the war rages on, books become her refuge, her rebellion, and her salvation. Through her eyes, we witness the small acts of kindness that can flourish even in the most brutal circumstances, and the devastating cost of hatred and fear. Her story becomes intertwined with that of Max Vandenburg, the Jewish fist-fighter hiding from the Nazis in her basement, as they both struggle to survive in a world gone mad.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has created one of the most enduring stories of our time. This #1 New York Times bestseller is a book that can change your life, deserving a place on the same shelf as The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

• ISBN-13: 978-0375842207
• Pages: 584
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 14 x 3.2 x 21 cm
• Weight: 0.520 kg