Baker & Taylor, a major supplier of books to public libraries, has announced it is going out of business. While many libraries in LION use other vendors as well, the absence of Baker & Taylor from the marketplace is impacting their ability to fulfill orders. Please bear with us as we work to stabilize our ordering process.

The book thief
(Large Print)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for
Average user rating: 4.5 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(8)
4 star
 
(4)
3 star
 
(1)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
Zusak, Markus.
Series:
Thorndike Press large print The literacy bridge young adult
Published:
Detroit : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2006.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
757 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Rating:
12-up.
Status:
Checked Out

Description

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Also in This Series

Copies

Location
Call Number
Status
East Lyme Public Adult Large Print Collection
LTE Zusak, Markus (Book)
On Holdshelf
Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type Fiction
LP/FIC/ZUSAK
Due Nov 10, 2025
Hamden/Whitneyville Adult Large Type Books
LP/FIC/ZUSAK
Due Nov 4, 2025

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

Choose a Format
On Shelf
Wallingford Young Adult Fiction has 2
YA ZUSAK
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Books on CD
YA CD BOOK ZUSAK
Checked Out
Checked Out
4 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection
Online OverDrive Collection has 16

Subjects

LC Subjects
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Death -- Fiction.
Death -- Juvenile fiction.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction.
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling -- Fiction.
Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
Large print books.

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410468062, 1410468062
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.1, 18 Points
Lexile measure:
730

Notes

Description
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Target Audience
12-up.
Target Audience
730L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.1,18.0,106101.
Awards
Book Sense Book of the Year, 2007
Awards
National Jewish Book Award, 2006
Awards
Garden State Teen Book Award, 2009
Awards
Parents' Choice Award (Spring), 2006

Borrower Reviews

Librarian Reviews

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Zusak, M. (2006). The book thief. Large print edition. Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Zusak, Markus. 2006. The Book Thief. Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Zusak, Markus, The Book Thief. Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2006.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. Large print edition. Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2006.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
4f50d501-c682-8e6a-377b-40958e24d979
Go To Grouped Work

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeOct 23, 2025 07:44:55 AM
Last File Modification TimeOct 23, 2025 07:45:17 AM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeOct 24, 2025 01:21:03 AM

MARC Record

LEADER02944nam a2200541 a 4500
003KyBuM
00520250210234422.0
008140110s2006    miua    d     000 1 eng d
020 |a 9781410468062 |q LRG PRNT
020 |a 1410468062
040 |a KyBuM |b eng |c KyBuM
043 |a e-gw---
08214 |a FIC |2 15
1001 |a Zusak, Markus. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00031669
24514 |a The book thief / |c Markus Zusak.
250 |a Large print edition.
2641 |a Detroit : |b Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, |c 2006.
300 |a 757 pages (large print) : |b illustrations ; |c 23 cm.
336 |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
338 |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
4900 |a Thorndike Press large print The literacy bridge young adult |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004035718
520 |a Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
5211 |a 12-up.
5218 |a 730L |b Lexile
5260 |a Accelerated Reader AR |b UG |c 5.1 |d 18.0 |z 106101.
586 |a Book Sense Book of the Year, 2007
586 |a National Jewish Book Award, 2006
586 |a Garden State Teen Book Award, 2009
586 |a Parents' Choice Award (Spring), 2006
6500 |a Books and reading |v Juvenile fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009116897
6500 |a Storytelling |v Juvenile fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010112561
6500 |a Death |v Juvenile fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009122921
6500 |a Jews |z Germany |x History |y 1933-1945 |v Juvenile fiction.
6500 |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Jews |x Rescue |v Juvenile fiction.
6500 |a Books and reading |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007102090
6500 |a Storytelling |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111147
6500 |a Death |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102068
6500 |a Jews |z Germany |x History |y 1933-1945 |v Fiction.
6500 |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Jews |x Rescue |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010119810
6510 |a Germany |x History |y 1933-1945 |v Juvenile fiction.
6510 |a Germany |x History |y 1933-1945 |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115191
6557 |a Large print books. |2 lcgft |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2022026066
907 |a .b23796820
945 |y .i52655155 |i 31200080442774 |l hmatf |s - |h 11-10-25 |u 45 |x 4 |w 3 |v 17 |t 10 |z 07-18-14 |o - |a LP/FIC/ZUSAK
945 |y .i52655167 |i 31200500031363 |l hwalp |s - |h 11-04-25 |u 15 |x 3 |w 2 |v 7 |t 10 |z 07-18-14 |o - |a LP/FIC/ZUSAK
945 |y .i54317575 |i 20603156799 |l elalp |s ! |h  |u 28 |x 2 |w 3 |v 15 |t 10 |z 04-14-15 |o - |a LTE Zusak, Markus (Book)
998 |e - |d l  |f eng |a el |a hm |a hw