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Book title : The Book Thief
Book author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Copyright date: 2005 Number of pages: 550
I would classify this genre (type) of fiction as: adventure, realistic fiction, romance, mystery, detective, historical, science fiction, fantasy, drama, other: Historical Fiction
The book is written in which point of view? It Switches from a first person and a closed third person point of view.
Who tells the story? The narrator of this story is Death.
How does the storyteller influence the way the story is told? Since it is narrated by death itself, the book follows a young girl who has witnessed many deaths.
What is the setting(s) of the story? They live in Molching, Germany during World War 2 Note both time and place.
Who is the protagonist? Liesel
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It is a big complication when the Natzis come to chenck the size of the Hubermann 's basement. They have to very quickly hide Max well enough to not be noticed. Another complication is when Frau Hermann finds out that Liesel had stolen books from the book burning. It is a major complication when Liesel takes up thievery, and steals things everywhere she goes from books to food.Book Review page 2 Identify the turning point (climax) of the story and explain how that event determines the outcome. Include key events in the falling action.
I think that the bombing of Himmel Street was the climax because that was the biggest, scariest event. Everything that Liesel had got destroyed, her parents dies, even her best friend Rudy, who she never got to kiss died. This determined the outcome which was that after everyone on Himmel Street died except for Liesel, Frau Hermann took her in for a while. The Alex Steiner, Rudy’s father took her for the rest of her childhood. She lived with him and helped in his shop, which is where she was reunited with Max. She eventually married and had children and