The Book Thief by Markus Zusak June 9

The book club selection for June is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Book Club will meet on June 10 Monday June 9 at 7pm (date changed).

Death meets the book thief, a 9-year-old girl named Liesel Meminger, when he comes to take her little brother, and she becomes an enduring force in his life, despite his efforts to resist her. “I traveled the globe . . . handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity,” Death writes. “I warned myself that I should keep a good distance from the burial of Liesel Meminger’s brother. I did not heed my advice.” As Death lingers at the burial, he watches the girl, who can’t yet read, steal a gravedigger’s instruction manual. Thus Liesel is touched first by Death, then by words, as if she knows she’ll need their comfort during the hardships ahead.

The Washington Post

Read more of this review on Amazon.com, and an introduction by the author on his web site. School Library Journal recommends this book for grade 9 and up.

The July book will be Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz on July 8 14 (changed).