The Book Thief
(Book, LENDABLE KIT)
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2006., New York : Alfred A. Knopf :, 2006.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
552 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 18
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Location | Format | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
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Park County Public Libraries - Fairplay Branch (C932) - BOOK CLUB KIT | LENDABLE KIT | BOO (BCK) | On Shelf | ||
Akron Public Library - YOUNG ADULT | Book | YA ZUS | On Shelf | ||
Burlington School District - High School - HISTORICAL FICTION | Book | F ZUS HIS | On Shelf | ||
Burlington School District - Middle School - FICTION | Book | F ZUS | On Shelf | ||
Canon City Public Library - YOUNG ADULT FICTION | Book | YA ZUSAK | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c2006., New York : Alfred A. Knopf :, 2006.
Format
Book, LENDABLE KIT
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Lexile measure
730
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Australia : Pan Macmillan, 2005.
Description
Death himself narrates the World War II-era story of Liesel Meminger from the time she is taken, at age nine, to live in Molching, Germany, with a foster family in a working-class neighborhood of tough kids, acid-tongued mothers, and loving fathers who earn their living by the work of their hands. The child arrives having just stolen her first bookalthough she has not yet learned how to readand her foster father uses it, The Gravediggers Handbook, to lull her to sleep when shes roused by regular nightmares about her younger brothers death. Across the ensuing years of the late 1930s and into the 1940s, Liesel collects more stolen books as well as a peculiar set of friends: the boy Rudy, the Jewish refugee Max, the mayors reclusive wife (who has a whole library from which she allows Liesel to steal), and especially her foster parents. Zusak not only creates a mesmerizing and original story but also writes with poetic syntax, causing readers to deliberate over phrases and lines, even as the action impels them forward. Death is not a sentimental storyteller, but he does attend to an array of satisfying details, giving Liesels story all the nuances of chance, folly, and fulfilled expectation that it deserves.
Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Target Audience
9-12
Target Audience
730,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,5.1,18.0
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,4,26,Quiz: 39084,Guided reading level: NR.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.1,18.0,106101.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zusak, M. (2006). The Book Thief (First American edition.). Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zusak, Markus. 2006. The Book Thief. Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief First American edition., Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2006.
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