The book thief age recommendation

Unlike the mpaa we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age but 3 objective ratings for sexnudity, violencegore. This book can go all the way though grade 6, 7, or 8 because the plot can be easily understand with no minor confusions. Death introduces himself as the narrator of the novel. Mar 14, 2006 when death tells a story, you pay attention. In the spring of 1968 at age 19, i made my way to dachau. The book thief by markus zusak is a novel of cruelty, poverty, and hope. If youre looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our weekly recommendation thread, suggested reading page, or ask in rsuggestmeabook.

Over break, i took it upon myself to read the book thief by markus zusak. Youll find more than 100 good books to read, organized by category. I think regardless, this shows it is a story of great struggle and for that i would definitely recommend it. She steals books, learns to read, and finds comfort in words.

Mar 17, 2014 the book thief is set in nazi germany, at the start of world war two. I also find myself pondering how zusak gives words themselves weight, life and threedimensionality. Jan, 2015 over break, i took it upon myself to read the book thief by markus zusak. By name, the book thief is known as liesel meminger. Liesel meminger is a young girl who has been placed in foster care by her mother. Why you should read the book thief by all writes llc. Set in nazi germany, the book thief follows a young girl whose foster father teaches her to read. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. The book thief readers circle reprint paperback by. There is no specific age requirement to read this book, only if you feel confident enough to start a book that has a grade 5 level word choices.

The writing was beautiful, and the story was handled by the perfect narrator for it. Also in 2018, bridge of clay was selected as a best book of the year in publications ranging from entertainment weekly to the wall street journal. The first time he saw the book thief, he says, was on a train. The novel focuses on the joys and sorrows of liesel, her foster family, and the jewish man they hide from the nazis. I think its perfectly suitable for a normal 12 year old, and perhaps a matured 1011 year. The 550page, world war iiera novel, narrated by death, tells the story of liesel meminger from the time she is taken at age 9 to live with a foster family in a german workingclass neighborhood. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Words and books are a characters in the book thief, not just delivery vehicles. The book thief is a story narrated by a compassionate death who tells us about liesel, a girl growing up in germany during world war ii. The australian writer markus zusaks brilliant and hugely ambitious new youngadult novel is. Markus zusak, is the author of the book thief and liesel meminger is the protagonist in the book.

Liesel nurses him back to health and reads him stolen books. The themes in it are also quite depressing holocaust, nazis, the war and death but at the same time they are educational and written in such a delicate, poetical way. The book thief although the book thief was originally published as a novel for adult audiences, i believe that keeping with this recommendation would mean seriously underestimating both this novel and our young adult readers. The testaments margaret atwood becoming michelle obama the starless sea erin morgenstern girl, stop apologizing rachel hollis educated tara westover. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, emotional and bleak films with plots about world war two, holocaust, against humanity, nazi, war, survival and jewish mostly in drama, war and history genres. Narrated by death, the book thief is the story of liesel meminger, a nineyearold german girl who given up by her mother to live with hans and rosa hubermann in the small town of molching in 1939, shortly before world war ii. The book thief is the kind of book that you read in stunned silence, shaking your head in amazement. The book thief, by markus zusak the new york times book. While its set during a historical time period, the book thief doesnt give us a dry, factbased history lesson. If the book is heartbreaking as it is, it would be devastating or impossible to read it firstperson from liesels point of view. The book thief, by markus zusak the new york times.

Liesel meminger is a young girl growing up outside of munich in nazi germany, and death tells her story as an attempta flying jump of an attemptto prove to me that you, and your human existence, are worth it. Teen, 15 years old written bybookkeeper september 3, 2010. Set preferences and get age appropriate recommendations with common sense media plus. Set preferences and get ageappropriate recommendations with common sense media plus. The page is a reading list sharing the best books to read in various categories based on many hours of reading and research. I dont know what the actual film is rated, but if they made the book into a film, keeping everything it, it would probably be a 12 or. Most similar movies to the book thief the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Highly recommendable for literature and history buffs alike, this is a timeless tale which is masterfully told. Due to the subject matter of persecution, oppression, the consequences of helping the vulnerable and the general atmosphere of nazi germany.

There is some swearing in it not too bad, not like the f word and stuff but half of it is in german. Sep 01, 2005 this is a book to treasure, a new classic. At age 63 i am no doubt older than the average reader of this book. Riggio of the book the book thief by markus zusak this book was recommended to me by chris manion, author of gods patient pursuit of my soul, who advised that i would really like this story about nazi germany in the 1930s through the end of world war ii. Overall i would rate it 810, and recommend it to anyone aged and upwards, as it is a serious story, and may not be fully understood by those. The book thief was a good book, not too bad, but not great either. Liesel arrives having just stolen her first book, the gravediggers handbook it will be the beginning of a love affair with books. I think it depends on reader maturity, like what mahnoor said. The book thief tells the story of liesel meminger, a young german girl coming of age in nazi germany. Oct 12, 2008 the book thief takes place in wwii germany and follows the growing years of liesel meminger, a foster girl living with an older couple who eventually hide a young, jewish man in their basement. If several similar results are shown, click the highest one. At once hopeful and devastating, its an observation of humanity from an outsider who s. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.

When her foster father helps her learn to read and she discovers the power of words, liesel begins stealing books from nazi book. This is a reading list for people who dont have time for unimportant books. This is the kind of book which demands quite a few rereadings and i have discovered a number of microscopic details after each read. Liesel comes to the hubermann household fresh off of the death of her younger brother and the loss of her communist mother to the nazis though she only. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Overall likes or dislikes the title the characters the settings the length of the book the themes the situations the language the dialogue the.

Death as a narrator adds depth and emotion to the story that is not found in many other books. The way markus zusak creates his characters is astounding. In 20, the book thief was made into a major motion picture, and in 2018 was voted one of americas alltime favorite books, achieving the 14th position on the pbs great american read. Having spent time listening to older family members describe what they saw in wwii germany, i have to say that the authors description of conditions is spot on.

The book thief parental guide is this movie suitable. The next time he saw her was when he came for a pilot who had crashed his plane. In the book thief, a work of historical fiction, the setting is mostly the fictional town of molching, germany, during years that hitler was in power. Sitting down in my room, i flipped the page and began the 500 pages of a depressing, yet inspiring journey. The book thief is set in nazi germany, at the start of world war two. Before i began reading it, i had a plethora of friends and teachers inform me this book is heartwrenching and depressing. May 15, 2012 because the author entrusts his book to this omnipotent specter, he formats it in an unusual way to create narration that will bedazzle you.

Although the book thief was originally published as a novel for adult audiences, i believe that keeping with this recommendation would mean seriously underestimating both this novel and our young adult. The narration by death makes sense, because war and death go together, and the book is set during world war ii. I only list the best books to read in each category. Poetic, riveting, and painful, it is narrated by death and holds a story of a young girl in nazi germany. The australian writer markus zusaks brilliant and hugely ambitious new youngadult novel is startling in many ways, but the first thing. At nine years of age, liesel meminger has buried her little brother, bid her mother goodbye, moved in with a foster family and stolen her first book. Teen, 14 years old written by missbookaholic april 7, 2018.

I first read it on a recommendation from a librarian friend. Markus zusak has a way with words, and it shines in the book thief. Not much is taken from the book but the fact that it can be misleading sometimes. This book has a happy ending and most stories about the holocaust do not. Set in germany in the years 19391943, the book thief tells the story of liesel, narrated by death who has in his possession the book she wrote about these years. The book thief is a poignant and powerful tale a young girl named liesel growing up in nazi germany. The boy in the striped pajamas 2008, the pianist 2002, schindlers list 1993, life is beautiful 1997, hidden children 2004. She steals her first book at age nine but cannot yet read. Rick riordans first installment of the percy jackson series, the lightning thief, is so, so good.