BIBLIOGRAPHY: Zusak, Markus. 2006. The Book Thief. New York: Random House Listening Library. ISBN 0739337270
PLOT SUMMARY: Death narrates a story about a young girl whose love for books and story-telling helps her family and herself survive Nazi Germany, and in particularly the Jewish man they are hiding.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Allan Corduner, Broadway and London's West End actor, lends his voice talents as the narrator to audio version to Zusak's The Book Thief. This eleven CD unabridged version, Corduner is single reader who changes his voice with each character. There is no background noises, music or additional sounds, other than Corduner's voice, which adds to the clear reading and great listening experience, given the subject matter of The Book Thief. Corduner changes his voice with each character. switching back and forth from German and Jewish accents, again, adding to the listening experience.
In this realistic adventure fiction, a young girl, Liesel Meminger, who steals to make a living in Germany during World War II, starts to "steal" books. Learning how to read and discovers to joy of storytelling, Liesel helps her foster family to survive and also helps the Jewish man hiding in their basement. Although set in the past, a young reader/listener can get enthralled in this novel. Liesel tries to find her identity in a strange country and with a foster family. Also, the setting in World War II Germany adds to the survival story of Liesel.
AWARDS/ REVIEW EXCERPTS:
Michael L. Printz Award (NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD) 2007, National Jewish Book Awards 2006, Book Sense Book of the Year 2007, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year 2006, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books 2006, Garden State Teen Book Award 2009
From School Library Journal
"...Zusak explores behind-the-lines life in World War II Germany, showing the day-to-day heroism of ordinary people. Relevant for class discussions on wars both past and present."
-Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
From Publisher's Weekly
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Allan Corduner, Broadway and London's West End actor, lends his voice talents as the narrator to audio version to Zusak's The Book Thief. This eleven CD unabridged version, Corduner is single reader who changes his voice with each character. There is no background noises, music or additional sounds, other than Corduner's voice, which adds to the clear reading and great listening experience, given the subject matter of The Book Thief. Corduner changes his voice with each character. switching back and forth from German and Jewish accents, again, adding to the listening experience.
In this realistic adventure fiction, a young girl, Liesel Meminger, who steals to make a living in Germany during World War II, starts to "steal" books. Learning how to read and discovers to joy of storytelling, Liesel helps her foster family to survive and also helps the Jewish man hiding in their basement. Although set in the past, a young reader/listener can get enthralled in this novel. Liesel tries to find her identity in a strange country and with a foster family. Also, the setting in World War II Germany adds to the survival story of Liesel.
AWARDS/ REVIEW EXCERPTS:
Michael L. Printz Award (NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD) 2007, National Jewish Book Awards 2006, Book Sense Book of the Year 2007, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year 2006, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books 2006, Garden State Teen Book Award 2009
From School Library Journal
"...Zusak explores behind-the-lines life in World War II Germany, showing the day-to-day heroism of ordinary people. Relevant for class discussions on wars both past and present."
-Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
From Publisher's Weekly
"The storytelling aspects of this structure include asides to the listener, and lots of foreshadowing about what eventually happens to the various lead characters-appealing features for listeners."
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CONNECTIONS:
DEATH
FOSTER FAMILIES
GERMANY
JEWS
HISTORY
WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
STORYTELLING
BOOKS AND READING
(Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
CONNECTIONS:
DEATH
FOSTER FAMILIES
GERMANY
JEWS
HISTORY
WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
STORYTELLING
BOOKS AND READING
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