5/13/2023 0 Comments The book thief authorI read it, then discovered that it had not been sent from Whispering Stories. The Book Thief was on the shelf, Julie knew nothing about it, so I assumed it was for me. We have a small shelf at home which holds the physical books that are sent to us from Whispering Stories, pending their review. I am embarrassed to admit that I cannot say how I acquired this book but I have to say that I am delighted that it entered my possession. wherever there are books to be found.īut these are dangerous times, and when Liesel’s foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again. So begins Liesel’s love affair with books and words, and soon she is stealing from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor’s wife’s library. It is The Gravedigger’s Handbook, and this is her first act of book thievery. Death has never been busier – and will become busier still.īy her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath.
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