When I was first assigned to read this book for the summer, all I could think was "Another Holocaust book!?!?" What I didn't expect was to be amazed and crying when I finished it. Unlike other novels focused on The Holocaust, the protagonist is not a Jew, but an abandoned nine-year old German girl who begins her journey in her foster home. Narrated by Death, The Book Thief is told by an interesting point of view.
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