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"The book thief” by Markus Zusak

“HERE IS A SMALL FACT – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 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 of her have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story of her and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

Taken from The book house.

See also:

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/markuszusak/

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/books/27masl.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_Thief

The recommended titles are in the Library of the International Institute. If you are interested in reading this recommendation, you can check its availability at catalog of the library

Life aquatic / written by Wes Anderson & Noah Baumbach; Directed by Wes Anderson. — Madrid: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, DL 2005. — 1 disc (DVD) (ca. 113min.): son. cabbage.

Languages: English, Italian, Spanish; subtitles: English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Portuguese and English coded for the deaf

The book thief / by Markus Zusak. — New York: Alfred A. Knopf, cop. 2006. — 552, 15 p. ; 21cm

ISBN 978-0-375-84220-7

PR 9619.4 .Z87 B6 2006

R. 98779