Michael L. Printz Award Best Book (nominee)
It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist - books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist - books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.
This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.
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Hardback Editions
March 2016 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief (Anniversary Edition) Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-101-93418-2 / 978-1-101-93418-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
March 2016 : USA Library Binding
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-399-55652-4 / 978-0-399-55652-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
2016 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (10th Anniversary Edition) SIGNED COPY Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-7352-8429-6 / 978-0-7352-8429-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon |
October 2013 : USA Library Binding
 | Title: The Book Thief (Movie Tie-In) (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-606-34656-2 / 978-0-606-34656-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2013 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief, Exclusive Collector's Edition Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-385-75556-2 / 978-0-385-75556-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
April 2009 : USA Library Binding
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-4395-8905-4 / 978-1-4395-8905-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2007 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-7569-8440-8 / 978-0-7569-8440-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2007 : USA Library Binding
 | Title: The Book Thief (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-4177-9738-X / 978-1-4177-9738-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2007 : UK Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-370-32921-X / 978-0-370-32921-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Bodley Head Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2007 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-385-61146-3 / 978-0-385-61146-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 2006 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-4104-6806-2 / 978-1-4104-6806-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 2006 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-7862-9021-8 / 978-0-7862-9021-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
March 2006 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-375-83100-2 / 978-0-375-83100-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
March 2006 : USA Library Binding
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-375-93100-7 / 978-0-375-93100-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Paperback Editions
September 2016 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-78416-212-4 / 978-1-78416-212-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Black Swan Availability: Amazon UK |
September 2016 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief (Definitions Young Adult) Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-909531-61-8 / 978-1-909531-61-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Definitions (Young Adult) Availability: Amazon UK |
June 2015 : Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief: Markus Zusak (English edition) Author(s): Editorial Europa, Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-5143-4754-7 / 978-1-5143-4754-6 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
2013 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-552-77973-3 / 978-0-552-77973-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Black Swan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 2013 : USA Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-385-75472-8 / 978-0-385-75472-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
2013 : Canada Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Movie tie:BOOK THIEF {Book Thief}:[THE BOOK THIEF] :The Book Thief Paperback :by Markus Zusak Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-77049-599-1 / 978-1-77049-599-9 (Canada edition) Publisher: Availability: Amazon |
April 2012 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-552-77867-2 / 978-0-552-77867-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Black Swan Availability: Amazon UK |
January 2008 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief (Definitions) Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-86230-291-X / 978-1-86230-291-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Definitions (Young Adult) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2008 : UK Paperback
| Title: Book Thief Tesco Exclusive Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-552-21839-1 / 978-0-552-21839-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Transworld Paperbacks Availability: Amazon UK |
January 2008 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): MARKUS ZUSAK ISBN: 0-330-42330-4 / 978-0-330-42330-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
2007 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-552-77389-1 / 978-0-552-77389-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Black Swan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2007 : USA Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-375-84220-9 / 978-0-375-84220-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2007 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief[ THE BOOK THIEF ] By Zusak, Markus ( Author )Sep-11-2007 Paperback Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-423-75820-9 / 8601300323671 (UK edition) Publisher: Random House Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2007 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-552-21749-2 / 978-0-552-21749-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Black Swan Availability: Amazon UK |
January 2007 : USA Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-385-61147-1 / 978-0-385-61147-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
July 2007 : USA Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-385-61338-5 / 978-0-385-61338-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
2005 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-330-36426-X / 978-0-330-36426-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
Audio Editions
January 2014 : UK Audio CD
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-84657-395-5 / 978-1-84657-395-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 2013 : USA Audio CD
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-8041-6843-1 / 978-0-8041-6843-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
June 2012 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Availability: Amazon |
June 2012 : UK Audio edition
| Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Availability: Amazon UK |
January 2007 : UK Audio CD
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 1-84657-090-5 / 978-1-84657-090-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
December 2006 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Availability: Amazon |
December 2006 : UK Audio edition
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Availability: Amazon UK |
September 2006 : USA Audio CD
 | Title: [( The Book Thief )] [by: Markus Zusak] [Sep-2006] Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-7393-3800-5 / 978-0-7393-3800-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2006 : USA Audio CD
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak ISBN: 0-7393-3727-0 / 978-0-7393-3727-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2006 : USA Audio edition
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon |
Kindle Editions
March 2016 : UK Kindle edition
 | Title: The Book Thief: 10th Anniversary Edition Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Transworld Digital Availability: Amazon UK |
February 2014 : UK Kindle edition
 | Title: The Book Thief: Film Tie-in Enhanced Edition (Definitions) Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: RHCP Digital Availability: Amazon UK |
November 2013 : USA, Canada Kindle edition
 | Title: The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
December 2007 : USA, Canada Kindle edition
 | Title: The Book Thief Author(s): Markus Zusak Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |