Are you looking for YA books set during WWII? You will fall in love with Liesel from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The Book Thief transports readers into Nazi Germany in 1939.
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The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusak
Genre: Young Adult | Historical Fiction | WWII | Set In Germany
Pages: 562
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers | Penguin Random House
Publication Date: 2007
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The Book Thief Summary From The Publisher, Penguin Random House:
“When Death has a story to tell, you listen.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.”
About The Book Thief Author, Markus Zusak:
Markus Zusak is a New York Times bestselling author and has written numerous books translated all over the world. Zusak lives in Australia with his family. Read more about Markus Zusak.
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One of my other favorites is I Am The Messenger, a Printz Honor Book. Meet Ed, a cad driver chosen to become “the messenger” after he unknowingly stops a bank from being robbed.
Find a little mystery plus some humor.
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