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SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION with exclusive extra behind-the-scenes material from the author. It is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier - and will become busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the sw. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, and this is her first act of book thievery. So begins Liesel's love affair with books and words, and soon she is stealing from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library ...wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times, and when Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, thing will ever be the same again. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. Now a major film from Twentieth-Century Fox starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Publishers Uk, Definitions
ISBN-101909531618
ISBN-139781909531611
eBay Product ID (ePID)223374751
Product Key Features
AuthorMarkus Zusak
FormatB-Format Paperback, Paperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicYoung Adult Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of PublicationLondon
Author BiographyMARKUS ZUSAK's bestselling novel The Book Thief was originally published in the UK in 2007. It has since become a modern classic, published around the world and turned into a film. Markus Zusak lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two children.
Date of Publication08/09/2016
Edition Statement10th Anniversary Edition
Interest AgeFrom 12
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom