{"product_id":"the-book-thief-9781101934180","title":"The Book Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Life-changing.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhen Death has a story to tell, you listen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of \u003ci\u003eI Am the Messenger, \u003c\/i\u003e has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Deserves a place on the same shelf with \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of a Young Girl \u003c\/i\u003eby Anne Frank.\" --\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON'T MISS \u003ci\u003eBRIDGE OF CLAY\u003c\/i\u003e, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE \u003ci\u003eTHE BOOK THIEF\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarkus Zusak is the internationally bestselling author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently, \u003ci\u003eBridge of Clay.\u003c\/i\u003e His work is translated into more than forty languages, and has spent more than a decade on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list, establishing Zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll of Zusak's books - including earlier titles, \u003ci\u003eThe Underdog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFighting Ruben Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen Dogs Cry\u003c\/i\u003e (also titled \u003ci\u003eGetting the Girl\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eThe Messenger\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eI am the Messenger)\u003c\/i\u003e - have been awarded numerous honors around the world, ranging from literary prizes to readers choice awards to prizes voted on by booksellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2013, \u003ci\u003e The Book Thief \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a major motion picture, and in 2018 was voted one of America's all-time favorite books, achieving the 14th position on the \u003ci\u003ePBS Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e. Also in 2018, \u003ci\u003eBridge of Clay\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as a best book of the year in publications ranging from \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarkus Zusak grew up in Sydney, Australia, and still lives there with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591319228690,"sku":"9781101934180","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4281d7b0-43c3-4f32-b5ae-5289c32af419.jpg?v=1732089429","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-thief-9781101934180","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}