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Set in cornwall, england, in the early 1800s, ladds sweeping inspirational romance, second in the cornwall novels series after the governness of penwythe hall, brims with triumph and tragedy. The book thief is an extraordinary, heartbreaking book. The book thief study guide buy study guide markus zusak began his career as a successful writer of young adult fiction, but for his fifth novel, zusak set out to relate the experiences of his parents growing up during world war ii for an adult audience. Liesel meminger is a foster girl living outside of munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by.
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