The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is set in Nazi Germany and follows the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl left in the care of foster parents. This powerfully poetic story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.
The Horn Book Review states that The Book Thief "is exquisitely written and memorably populated, Zusak's poignant tribute to words, survival, and their curiously inevitable entwinement is a tour de force to be not just read but inhabited."
The New York Times states, "“Brilliant and hugely ambitious…Some will argue that a book so difficult and sad may not be appropriate for teenage readers…Adults will probably like it (this one did), but it’s a great young-adult novel…It’s the kind of book that can be life-changing."
Pick up a copy of Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, and start reading!
Please join us in the Lainer Library from 7:00 - 9:00 pm on Tuesday, November 11th as we discuss this touching novel. Come and share your insights or just listen to the discussion. This group is open to faculty and staff, parents, alumni, and friends of Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School.
