Markus Zusak Celebrates 20 Years of The Book Thief

This event will be held in the Anchorage Public School auditorium (11400 Ridge Rd, Anchorage, KY 40223). Doors will open at 7:00 PM, with the event beginning promptly at 7:30 PM. Seating will be first come, first served. A Q&A will follow the presentation. The event will conclude with a book signing; however, the author will not be posing for photos. Each ticket includes a deluxe 20th anniversary edition of The Book Thief.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME • A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY
The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.
When Death has a story to tell, you listen.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who 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.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
“The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times
“Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today

Markus Zusak is the bestselling author of six novels, including Bridge of Clay, The Book Thief, and I Am the Messenger. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, to both popular and critical acclaim. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two children.

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