Liesel Meminger (Sophie Nélisse) arrives in Germany at the age of 9. Her mother has given her up for adoption, saving her from the Nazis, but her brother—also selected by her adoptive parents to have ...

Successful young-adult novels more often then not involve vampires, magic, sci-fi or fantasy worlds. The beloved 2006 international best-seller "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak instead relies on the ...

In this new musical adaptation of The Book Thief, Jewish boxer Max asks 12-year-old Liesel Meminger what she thinks are the most dangerous weapons in the world. “Bombs?” guesses Lisel. Max disagrees.

Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief” is the emotional story of finding family and love. Set during the Holocaust, Death narrates the story of Liesel Meminger and the boy-next-door, Rudy Steiner. Liesel and ...

Rarely has a story about an angelic schoolgirl been narrated by Death. But such is the case in the dark, yet wondrous Nazi Germany-set "The Book Thief." "Here's a small fact: You are going to die," we ...

Exclusive: Get a first look at The Book Thief musical before it plays in Coventry and Leicester next month. The musical, based on Markus Zusak’s 2005 novel of the same name, follows Liesel Meminger, ...

Exclusive: Take a look at the company of The Book Thief in rehearsals ahead of runs at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry and Leicester Curve. The musical, based on Markus Zusak’s 2005 novel of the same ...

In a new novel called The Book Thief, the young heroine steals books in order to rebuild her life, one from a Nazi bonfire, another a gravedigger's manual, another from the town mayor's personal ...

(“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, Knopf, $16.95.) Book burnings. Trains crammed with starving people. Forced, barefoot marches through the snow. The stories of Nazi Germany are ones everyone knows.

Nélisse, a French Canadian, took on the role of Liesel Meminger in 2013's The Book Thief, a movie adaptation of Markus Zusak's bestselling 2006 novel. When Liesel was sent to live with foster parents ...

The first teaser trailer for the upcoming release of The Book Thief has been released. The adventure adaptation is to be directed by Downton Abbey's Brian Percival. The Book Thief follows Liesel ...

The life of Dr. Danuta Zamojska Hutchins of Storm Lake, Iowa, shares some parallels with the 2010 One Book One Siouxland book choice. Hutchins, who was born in Warsaw, Poland, experienced the Nazi ...