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It-is-1939.-Nazi-Germany.-The-country-is-holding-its-breath.-Death-has-never-been-busier,-and-will-be-busier-still.By-her-brother’s-graveside,-Liesel’s-life-is-changed-when-she-picks-up-a-single-object,-partially-hidden-in-the-snow.-It-is-The-Gravedigger’s-Handbook,-left-behind-there-by-accident,-and-it-is-her-first-act-of-book-thievery.-So-begins-a-love-affair-with-books-and-words,-as-Liesel,-with-the-help-of-her-accordian-playing-foster-father,-learns-to-read.-Soon-she-is-stealing-books-from-Nazi-book-burnings,-the-mayor’s-wife’s-library,-wherever-there-are-books-to-be-found.But-these-are-dangerous-times.-When-Liesel’s-foster-family-hides-a-Jew-in-their-basement,-Liesel’s-world-is-both-opened-up,-and-closed-down.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.
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