Zusak, Markus. La Ladrona De libros (in Spanish)

Zusak, Markus La Ladrona De libros (in Spanish)
Vintage see Random 2007 539p 13.95
978-0-307-47573-2 jr/sr Realistic Fiction E-BN

Liesel’s love for book is what probably saves her. Seen from the eyes of Death, the story of a little girl trying to survive during World War II is a story and the history of a country in turmoil where life and death go hand in hand. Death the narrator of this book has been observing Liesel since she was 10 year olds. She was taken to a foster home by her sick mother and left in the care of strangers. The Hubermann are simple people trying to make a living in a time of bad economics and a raging war in their country - Germany.
Liesel still remembers the day her brother died. Their mother was taking her and her younger brother to a foster home but the poor boy was hungry, tired and sick and never made it pass the next to the last stop. After she was dropped off with her new foster family she never saw her mother again but that is not to say her life did not have excitement, adventure and a lot of danger. Those were the years of fear, hatred and compassion. The story is a complex story of many characters affected and all trying to survive world war II.
An unforgettable Spanish translated book of humanity, guilt and the value of literature. Originally published in 2005, this book has won numerous awards: 2006 Daniel Elliot Peace Award, 2006 Comonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, 2007 Michael L. Printz Honor book, 2007 Boeke Prize. Diaz, Magna
Books and reading - Death - Germany History 1933-1945 - Jews