The Book Thief Zusak Markus (2017)

This special 10th anniversary edition includes exclusive behind-the-scenes material from the author. In 1939 Nazi Germany is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. At her brothers graveside, Liesels life changes forever when she picks up an object abandoned in the snow: The Gravediggers Handbook, her first stolen book. Her love of books and words grows, leading her to steal from Nazi book burnings, the mayors wifes library and wherever else books can be found. But these are dangerous times, and when Liesels foster family hides a Jewish man in their basement, nothing will ever be the same. In superbly crafted, intense writing, award-winning author Markus Zusak creates one of the most enduring stories of our time. The novel has also been adapted into a major film starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.