A young, illiterate girl from a Communist family comes to live with a German (Nazi, but, secretly, not supportive of the Nazi regime and methods) family in a small town outside of Munich. Target Audience: The content of the book is appropriate for upper middle school and high school yet, the words may be a bit overwhelming for a middle school student.īrief Description: Focus on World War II Nazi Germany from the perspective of a young girl (aged 10-15) as told by the spirit of Death, who is fascinated by humans. Theme: World War II, Nazi Germany, Holocaust, language arts (simile, metaphor…), empathy trademark), New York, 2005 paperback and hardback available Publishing Information: ISBN 978-0-7 Alfred A. White also authors children’s books, such as Could You? Would You?, and young adult books. She left high school early to study art and design. White is a native of Melbourne, Australia where she likes to move residences often to experience various city neighborhoods. Zusak also enjoys watching movies and surfing. Zusak wrote his first book at the age of sixteen, and he published his first book at the age of twenty-three. Listening to his mother’s stories inspired him to write The Book Thief. He grew up hearing stories from his mother about Nazi Germany, the bombing of Munich, and of Jews being marched through the small German town where his mother grew up. Zusak is an Australian author whose mother was German and father was Austrian.
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