The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (#49 in 2020)
It's about a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's library, wherever there are books to be found. But when Liesel's family hides a Jew in their home, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down. The character of Death made me think about how some people are both good and bad. I liked this book because I also liked getting a perspective of Germany during the war and realizing that everyone we bombed was not bad. 5 - John It's time for another book review with my students. Unfortunately, we weren't able to discuss in class because of quarantine. We did, however, have a few group video chats! Check out the reviews from my 8th graders (ages 12-13): The Book Thief was a very good book. I really enjoyed reading it with the class and hearing John say the curse words. Some of the parts in the story made me cry but others were heartwarming. 5 - Gianna My favorite quote was the last note. I also agree with Death, its amazing how someone's life can be so sad yet so beautiful at the same time. 4.5 - Dominic I was interested and hooked the entire time. I’d always be exited to read it because now it’s one of my favorite books. I liked that Liesel still found her way even as a foster child. It showed how strong of a person she was. 5 - Jess I'm not classifying it as a bad book ONLY because it is written good. But I must give credit where credit is due, they nailed the feeling of mid war Germany, people barely getting enough money to get by, frequent bombings, and conscription. I rate this as a sub par book with decent writing and some knowledge of Germany's economics during WW2. 2 - Reese
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