The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak

1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

Contains some swearing.

WW2 • holocaust • family • books  • death • friendship • violence • fascism  

584 pages

RA – 12+

Book Club Guide

A 10 week guide with questions and activities for you to print out for your book club leaders. You can also share a copy via your school’s homework platform, so they can always find it.

Book Club Poster

Add when and where your book club will meet and the dates for each week (this can be done in your PDF reader or written in by hand). Prints out in A3 or A4.