The Book Thief

The Book Thief2013

The Book Thief is a 2013 American-German war drama film about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi era.  Taught to read by her kind-hearted foster father, the girl begins "borrowing" books and sharing them with the Je… more »



Liesel:
There once was a ghost of a boy who liked to live in the shadows so he wouldn't frighten people.  His job was to wait for his sister, who was still alive.  She wasn't afraid of the dark because she knew, that's where her brother was.

Rosa:
Go on.

Liesel:
At night, when darkness came to her room, she would tell her brother about the day.  She would remind him how the sun felt on his skin, and what the air felt like to breathe, or how snow felt on his tongue.  And that reminded her that she was still alive.

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