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The Book Thief
Narrated by Death, set in Nazi Germany, centred on a girl who steals books. The premise sounds impossible. The execution is flawless.
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Words on Himmel Street
Markus Zusak's 2005 novel is narrated by Death, who has noticed a girl named Liesel Meminger and finds himself compelled to tell her story. Liesel is fostered by the Hubermanns on Himmel Street in the town of Molching near Munich, where she discovers a love of books while the world outside burns. When her foster family hides a Jewish man named Max in their basement, the stakes of every word and every kindness become enormous. The novel was originally published as a young adult title in Australia and the US before being embraced by adult readers worldwide. It has sold over 16 million copies.


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Reading The Book Thief
3 Strange
3 Warm
4 Hidden
4 Potent
5 Catastrophic
4 Quiet

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I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.


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Zusak was inspired by stories his German parents told him about growing up in Munich and Vienna during World War II. He spent three years writing the novel and rewrote the first hundred pages more than one hundred times.
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The novel was initially classified as young adult and won the Michael L. Printz Honor and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. It is now read more widely by adults than by young adults and is considered a crossover classic.


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