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#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 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 DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA. From the author of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger is an acclaimed novel filled with laughter, fists, and love. A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK FIVE STARRED REVIEWS Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He''s pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That''s when the first ace arrives in the mail. That''s when Ed becomes the messenger. Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who''s behind Ed''s mission?

The unforgettable, New York Times bestselling family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE BOOK THIEF, lauded by the New York Times as "the kind of book that can be life-changing." NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "One of those monumental books that can draw you across space and time into another family’s experience in the most profound way." —The Washington Post "Mystical and loaded with heart, it''s another gorgeous tearjerker from a rising master of them." —Entertainment Weekly “Devastating, demanding and deeply moving.” —Wall Street Journal The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome? Written in powerfully inventive language and bursting with heart, BRIDGE OF CLAY is signature Zusak.

Let me tell you about our brother. The fourth Dunbar boy named Clay. Everything happened to him. We were all of us changed through him. The Dunbar boys bring each other up in a house run by their own rules. A family of ramshackle tragedy, their mother is dead, their father has fled, they love and fight, and learn to reckon with the adult world. It is Clay, the quiet one, who will build a bridge; for his family, for his past, for his sins. He builds a bridge to transcend humanness. To survive. A miracle and nothing less. Yes, always for us there was a brother, and he was the one, the one of us amongst five of us, who took all of it on his shoulder. At once an existential riddle and a search for redemption, this tale of five brothers coming of age in a house with no rules brims with energy, joy and pathos.

This anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author''s writing notebook. “Life-changing.” —The New York 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. “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

Two award-winning modern classics from #1 New York Times bestselling author Markus Zusak! The Book Thief affirms the ability of books to feed the soul even in the bleakest of times in a story the New York Times described as “brilliant. . . . the kind of book that can be life-changing.” It is 1939. Nazi Germany. 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. I Am the Messenger is a Printz Honor-winning novel and recipient of five starred reviews that tells the story of Ed Kennedy, an underage cabdriver without much of a future. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That''s when the first ace arrives in the mail. That''s when Ed becomes the messenger. Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who''s behind Ed''s mission? Discover the enormous talent that is Marcus Zusak in this extraordinary collection that showcases the intensity and heart inherent in his storytelling. DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

Novel for young adults. Tells the story of Cameron Wolfe, the perennial underdog, constantly in everybody else''s shadow. But he''s finally met a girl and is going to stand up for himself. Author previous books are ''The Underdog'' and ''Fighting Ruben Wolfe''.

Rube never loved any of them. He never cared about any of them. He just wanted each one because she was next, and why not take the next thing if it was better than the last? Needless to say, Rube and I aren''t too much alike when it comes to women. Cameron and Ruben have always been loyal brothers, but that loyalty is about to be tested to the limit when Cam falls for Octavia - Rube''s latest girlfriend. Will he get the girl? Will his love for her tear their brotherly bond apart? And would Octavia ever go for a guy like him anyway?

The Wolfe brothers, Cameron and Ruben, are a couple of low achievers from the suburbs who are desperate to be winners like their older brother Steve. Cameron dreams, falls in love with Rebecca, and then realises that he’s a fighter, not a loser.

Now in paperback, this poignant, funny, and brutally honest memoir by one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book Thief, tells the story of his family’s adoption of three troublesome rescue dogs—a charming and courageous love story about making even the most incorrigible of dogs, family. There’s a madman dog beside me, and the hounds of memory ahead of us . . . It’s love and beasts and wild mistakes, and regret, but never to change things. What happens when the Zusak family opens their home to three big, wild, street-hardened dogs—Reuben, more wolf than hound; Archer, blond, beautiful, destructive; and the rancorously smiling Frosty, who walks like a rolling thunderstorm? The answer can only be chaos: There are street fights, park fights, public shamings, property damages, injuries, hospital visits, wellness checks, pure comedy, shocking tragedy, and carnage that must be read to be believed. There is a reckoning of shortcomings and failure, a strengthening of will, but most important of all, an explosion of love—and the joy and recognition of family. Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth) is a tender, motley, and exquisitely written memoir about the human need for both connection and disorder, a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and beauty—but also the visceral truth of the natural world—straight to our doors and into our lives and change us forever.

There''s a madman dog beside me, and the hounds of memory ahead of us. It''s love and beasts and wild mistakes, and regret, but never to change things... What happens when the Zusaks open their family home to three big, wild, pound-hardened dogs - Reuben, a wolf at your door with a hacksaw; Archer, blond, beautiful, deadly; and the rancorously smiling Frosty, who walks like a rolling thunderstorm? The answer can only be chaos: there are street fights, park fights, public shamings, property trashing, bodily injuries, stomach pumping, purest comedy, shocking tragedy, and carnage that needs to be seen to be believed ... not to mention the odd police visit at some ungodly hour of the morning. There is a reckoning of shortcomings and failure, a strengthening of will, but most important of all, an explosion of love - and the joy and recognition of family. From one of the world''s great storytellers comes a tender, motley and exquisitely written memoir about the human need for both connection and disorder; a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and beauty - but also the visceral truth of the natural world - straight to our doors and into our lives, and change us forever.

Keep it clean, fellas.Fair fight.Okay.Do it.Don''t go down.If you go down, get up.The bell, the fists, the fight.It begins, and the first round is death.The second round is the coffin.The third is the funeral.The Wolfe brothers know how to fight

From the bestselling author of The Book Thief Before The Book Thief, Markus Zusak wrote a trilogy of novels about the Wolfe Brothers: The Underdog, Fighting Rueben Wolfe, and Getting the Girl. Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are champions at getting into fights, coming up with half-baked schemes, and generally disappointing girls, their parents, and their much more motivated older siblings. They''re intensely loyal to each other, brothers at their best and at their very worst. But when Cameron falls head over heels for Ruben''s girlfriend, the strength of their bond is tested to its breaking point.We''re proud to present these novels together for the first time, and to be introducing American readers to The Underdog, never before published in the United States. Fans of The Book Thief won''t want to miss reading the novels that launched Markus Zusak''s stellar career.

Death tells the story of a young German girl, Liesel, whose book-stealing and story-telling talents during World War II help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestselling story about the ability of books to feed the soul is now a major motion picture. This enhanced ebook edition is perfect for new fans and collectors alike. It includes: · An exclusive video welcome to the enhanced edition from Markus Zusak. · The official movie trailer for The Book Thief. · Videos featurettes introducing Sophie Nélisse (Leisel Meminger) and Geoffrey Rush (Hans Hubermann) and their roles in the film. · Clips from the film embedded in the original text. · A video interview with Markus Zusak. 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 who scratches out a meager existence 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. DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.

With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak ''This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift, like so many gifts, was a book...'' So begins the essay by Robert Macfarlane that inspired this collection. In this cornucopia of an anthology, you will find essays by some of the world''s most beloved novelists, nonfiction writers, essayists and poets. ''You will see books taking flight in flocks, migrating around the world, landing in people''s hearts and changing them for a day or a year or a lifetime. ''You will see books sparking wonder or anger; throwing open windows into other languages, other cultures, other minds; causing people to fall in love or to fight for what is right. ''And more than anything, over and over again, you will see books and words being given, received and read - and in turn prompting further generosity.'' Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of global literacy non-profit, Room to Read, The Gifts of Reading forms inspiring, unforgettable, irresistible proof of the power and necessity of books and reading. Inspired by Robert Macfarlane Curated by Jennie Orchard

Érase una vez un mundo donde las noches eran largas y la Muerte contaba su propia historia. Érase una vez una ladrona que robaba libros y regalaba palabras. En el pueblo vivía una niña que quería leer, un hombre que tocaba el acordeón y un joven judío que escribía cuentos hermosos para escapar del horror de la guerra. Al cabo de un tiempo, la niña se convirtió en una ladrona que robaba libros y regalaba palabras. Y con esas palabras se escribió una historia hermosa y cruel. Una novela tremendamente humana, emocionante e inolvidable, que describe las peripecias de una niña alemana de nueve años desde que es dada en adopción por su madre hasta el final de la II Guerra Mundial. Su nueva familia, gente sencilla y nada afecta al nazismo, le enseña a leer y, a través de los libros, a distraerse durante los bombardeos y combatir la tristeza. Pero es el libro que ella misma está escribiendo el que finalmente le salvará la vida.

Seu emprego: taxista. Sua filiação: um pai morto pela birita e uma mãe amarga, ranzinza. Sua companhia constante: um cachorro fedorento e um punhado de amigos fracassados. Sua missão: algo de muito importante, com o potencial de mudar algumas vidas. Por quê? Determinado por quem? Isso nem ele sabe. Markus Zusak, autor do best-seller A Menina que Roubava Livros, nos fornece essas respostas bem aos poucos neste incomum romance de suspense, escrito antes do seu maior sucesso. O que se sabe é que Ed, um dia, teve a coragem de impedir um assalto a banco. E que, um pouco depois disso, começou a receber cartas anônimas. O conteúdo: invariavelmente, uma carta de baralho, um ou mais endereços e... só. Fazer o que nesses lugares? Procurar quem? Isso ele só saberá se for. Se tentar descobrir. E, com o misto de destemor e resignação dos mais clássicos anti-heróis, daqueles que sabem não ter mesmo nada a perder nesse mundo, é o que ele faz. Ed conhecerá novas pessoas nessa jornada. Conhecerá melhor algumas pessoas nem tão novas assim. Mas, acima de tudo, a sua missão é de autoconhecimento. Ao final dela, ele entenderá melhor seu potencial no mundo e em que consiste ser um mensageiro.

Det är Döden som vill att du följer med. Han vill att du lyssnar till berättelsen om den unga Liesel Meminger vars liv och öde han fascineras av. Och när döden ber dig lyssna är det svårt att låta bli! Tyskland 1939. Landet håller andan. Döden har aldrig haft mer att göra, och det är bara början. Nioåriga Liesel Memingers liv förändras när hon plockar upp en bok på marken bredvid sin lillebrors grav. Det är Dödgrävarens handbok som lämnats där av misstag och det är den första bok hon stjäl. Med hjälp från sin fosterpappa lär hon sig läsa och snart har hon inlett en kärleksaffär med ord och böcker. Och böcker är den röda tråden i denna prisbelönta roman. Böckerna öppnar upp nya världar för Liesel och snart börjar hon stjäla fler böcker från nazisternas bokbål, borgmästarens bibliotek, varhelst böcker finns att hitta. Hon delar böckerna med sina grannar när de sitter i skyddsrummen, och med den judiske man som gömmer sig i hennes källare. Och till sist är det den bok hon själv skriver som bokstavligen räddar livet på henne.

Duitsland, 1939. Liesel is pas negen jaar oud wanneer ze door haar moeder naar een pleeggezin wordt gebracht. Een van haar geliefde bezittingen is een zwart boekje, dat ze vond op het graf van haar broertje. In de jaren dat Liesel bij de Hubermanns woont, wordt ze een gewiekste boekendief. Tijdens de verwoestende bombardementen klampt ze zich in de schuilkelder vast aan haar schatten. Dit is een verhaal over moed, vriendschap, liefde en overleven, dood en verdriet, verteld door de ogen van de Dood, een toepasselijke verteller. Maar zal hij haar ook sparen? De boekendief is een imponerende oorlogsroman en verdient een plaats naast Het dagboek van Anne Frank. ''Zó mooi geschreven. Hoe kan De boekendief géén succes worden?'' De Volkskrant ''Dit is het soort boek dat je leven kan veranderen.'' The New York Times

After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.

A trajetória de Liesel Meminger é contada por uma narradora mórbida, surpreendentemente simpática. Ao perceber que a pequena ladra de livros lhe escapa, a Morte afeiçoa-se à menina e rastreia suas pegadas de 1939 a 1943. Traços de uma sobrevivente: a mãe comunista, perseguida pelo nazismo, envia Liesel e o irmão para o subúrbio pobre de uma cidade alemã, onde um casal se dispõe a adotá-los por dinheiro. O garoto morre no trajeto e é enterrado por um coveiro que deixa cair um livro na neve. É o primeiro de uma série que a menina vai surrupiar ao longo dos anos. O único vínculo com a família é esta obra, que ela ainda não sabe ler. Assombrada por pesadelos, ela compensa o medo e a solidão das noites com a conivência do pai adotivo, um pintor de parede bonachão que lhe dá lições de leitura. Alfabetizada sob vistas grossas da madrasta, Liesel canaliza urgências para a literatura. Em tempos de livros incendiados, ela os furta, ou os lê na biblioteca do prefeito da cidade. A vida ao redor é a pseudo-realidade criada em torno do culto a Hitler na Segunda Guerra. Ela assiste à eufórica celebração do aniversário do Führer pela vizinhança. Teme a dona da loja da esquina, colaboradora do Terceiro Reich. Faz amizade com um garoto obrigado a integrar a Juventude Hitlerista. E ajuda o pai a esconder no porão um judeu que escreve livros artesanais para contar a sua parte naquela História. A Morte, perplexa diante da violência humana, dá um tom leve e divertido à narrativa deste duro confronto entre a infância perdida e a crueldade do mundo adulto, um sucesso absoluto - e raro - de crítica e público. Best-seller da Veja

Il était une fois la merveilleusement loufoque famille Dunbar... Chez les Dunbar, on vit un joyeux bordel : sans parents, sans règles et entouré d''animaux. Cinq frères dont le quotidien n''est que fourberies, défis en tout genre, et coups de coeur. Mais aujourd''hui, le père qui les a abandonné revient avec une demande étrange : Lequel de ses garçons acceptera de construire un pont avec lui ? Tous s''indignent, sauf Clay, le fils du milieu, le plus fragile. Mais pourquoi accepter cette main tendue d''un père qui est parti ? Dans la veine de Légendes d''Automne et Au milieu coule une rivière, un grand roman sur le lien qui unit père et fils; et une superbe histoire d''amour qui met à l''honneur le coeur brisé des hommes. Une saga familiale bouleversante de justesse et de poésie. "Lumineux, brillant et plein de vie." THE GUARDIAN "Chaleureux et sensible, une fable sur l''amour, l''art, la redemption. Chahuteuse et joyeuse, spirituelle et bouleversante." THE TIME "Un de ces romans monumentaux qui fait traverser le temps et l''espace de manière très profonde." THE WASHINGTON POST

Cameron Wolfe é o caçula de três irmãos, e o mais quieto da família. Não é nada parecido com Steve, o irmão mais velho e astro do futebol, nem com Rube, o do meio, cheio de charme e coragem e que a cada semana está com uma garota nova. Cameron daria tudo para se aproximar de uma garota daquelas, para amá-la e tratá-la bem, e gosta especialmente da mais recente namorada de Rube, Octavia, com suas ideias brilhantes e olhos verde-mar. Cameron e Rube sempre foram leais um com o outro, mas isso é colocado à prova quando Cam se apaixona por Octavia. Mas por que alguém como ela se interessaria por um perdedor como ele? Octavia, porém, sabe que Cameron é mais interessante do que pensa. Talvez ele tenha algo a dizer, e talvez suas palavras mudem tudo: as vitórias, os amores, as derrotas, a família Wolfe e até ele mesmo. “A história de Zusak sobre o primeiro amor se transforma em um retrato complexo e autêntico dos desejos e das dores comuns de um garoto.” Publishers Weekly

Markus Zusak mostra que nem sempre quem ganha é o vencedor Na continuação do sucesso O azarão, Markus Zusak apresenta o emocionante Bom de briga. Se no primeiro título o autor traz um romance de formação de um jovem incorrigível, infeliz consigo mesmo e com sua vida, agora ele exibe dois irmãos em busca de um propósito na vida. Bom de briga retrata a evolução dos irmãos Cameron e Ruben Wolfe como seres humanos. No primeiro livro, a dupla estava sempre atrás de algo errado para fazer. Dessa vez eles entram no mundo das lutas amadoras de boxe, buscando independência para suas vidas. Enquanto Ruben mostra um talento nato para a coisa, o outro tenta apenas sobreviver. Tudo que é ruim é normal no dia a dia da família Wolfe: como os silêncios, as brigas, a pobreza, a mediocridade. Eles já se acostumaram com isso e sempre têm uma justificativa para tanto. Cameron, o mais novo, é o exemplo do jovem batalhador. Desde cedo apanha e se levanta, mostrando que o que importa não é a força da pancada, mas se você tem a força necessária para se reerguer. É interessante notar como Zusak intercala, dentro do mesmo capítulo, cenas do passado e do presente dos personagens, ressaltando a diferença dos seus sentimentos ao longo do tempo. Bom de briga é seu segundo livro do autor pela Bertrand Brasil. Com ele, Zusak ganhou o CBCA Children''s Book of the Year Award, um dos mais importantes prêmios literários australianos para o público jovem. “Tento ser humano em minha escrita. Comecei a escrever porque era o caminho natural. Durante o ensino médio eu era muito introvertido. Sempre tinha histórias na cabeça. Então, comecei a escrevê-las.” (Markus Zusak) “Clube da luta encontra Vidas sem rumo neste livro forte e, ao mesmo tempo, sensível.” (Barnes & Noble) “Os leitores irão amar e admirar os personagens desse livro que é um tesouro.” (The New York Times)

Do autor de A menina que roubava livros. Um romance de formação, escrito em forma de memórias, o livro apresenta a história de Cameron Wolfe, um garoto de 15 anos que vive em conflito com a família. Ele trabalha como encanador junto com seu pai, e sua mãe está sempre brigando com os filhos. Todos moram na mesma casa pequena: Steve é o irmão mais velho e mais bem-sucedido; Sarah é a segunda, e está sempre dando uns amassos com o namorado; Rube é o terceiro e o mais próximo de Cameron. Os dois, além de boxeadores amadores, vivem armando esquemas para roubar lojas. Contudo, os planos nunca saem do papel. Uma história sobre a vida e sobre as lições que podem ser tiradas dela.

Det er 1939. Nazityskland. Landet holder vejret. Døden har aldrig haft så travlt før, og det ser ikke ud til at blive bedre. Liesel Memingers liv ændres, da hun ved sin brors grav får fat på en lille ting, der ligger begravet i sneen. Det er "Håndbog for kirkegårdsgravere". Bogen er blevet glemt der, og det bliver Liesels første bogtyveri. Derefter begynder en kærlighedsaffære med bøger og ord, efterhånden som Liesel lærer at læse af sin plejefar. Snart stjæler hun bøger fra nazisternes bogbrændinger, fra borgmesterens kones bibliotek, fra hvor der overhovedet kan findes bøger. Men det er farlige tider. Da Liesels plejefamilie skjuler en jøde i kælderen, både åbner og lukker det verden for Liesel. "Bogtyven" er fortalt af Døden. Det er en historie om ordenes magt og bøgernes evne til at være sjælens føde. Markus Zusak har med sin fantastiske og intense fortælleevne givet os en bog, der vil blive stående længe. Markus Zusak (f. 1975) er en australsk forfatter. Han blev født i Tyskland og er især blevet kendt for den prisbelønnede ungdomsbog "Bogtyven", der skildrer en ung piges liv i en lille tysk by under krigen.

Una novel·la preciosa, tremendament humana i emocionant, que descriu les peripècies d''una nena alemanya de nou anys des que és donada en adopció per la seva mare, fins el final de la Segona Guerra Mundial. La Liesel va començar la seva brillant carrera de lladre als nou anys. Tenia gana, robava pomes, però el que més li interessava eren els llibres. Potser més que robar-los els salvava. El primer fou el que havia caigut a la neu al costat de la tomba on acabaven d''enterrar el seu germà, quan anaven cap a Molching, prop de Munich, on els esperaven els seus pares adoptius. El segon llibre, temps després, el trauria de les flames d''una de les moltes fogueres que encenien els nazis. Al carrer Himmel, la petita Liesel va trobar la millor família que es pugui somiar: Rosa Hubermann, una dona de mal geni però amb un cor immens. Hans Hubermann -potser el personatge més encantador de la novel·la-, pintor de parets, acordionista alegre i fumador empedreït. I els dos amics de la Liesel: Rudy Steiner, el veí un any més gran, mig desnodrit però un argent viu amb qui comparteix mil aventures. I Max Vandenburg, el jueu boxejador que viu amagat al soterrani. Una història inoblidable i emocionant. Vides que s''entortolliguen les unes amb les altres sota els ulls pacients d''un espectador-narrador excepcional, la Mort: sarcàstica, però comprensiva, que fins i tot en la foscor més negra va a la recerca d''acolorits fragments de bellesa. Què n''han dit... «Desconcertant, intrigant, triomfant i tràgica. És una novel·la magistral que talla la respiració. No em cansaré de recomanar-la.» The Guardian «Un cant a l''amor per la lectura, als lligams familiars, a la solidaritat humana.» Le Monde des Livres «Un d''aquests llibres que et canvien la vida, perquè ofereix poderosos motius d''esperança.» New York Times «És admirable com aquesta novel·la pot descobrir la bondat que s''amaga en un món cruel.» Booklist

Der grandiose berührende Coming-of-Age-Roman, mit dem Markus Zusak weltberühmt wurde. Jetzt als Serienverfilmung »The Messenger – Seltsame Botschaften« In Eds Briefkasten liegt – eine Spielkarte. Ein Karo-Ass. Darauf stehen drei Adressen. Die Neugier treibt ihn hin zu diesen Orten, doch was er dort sieht, bestürzt ihn zutiefst: drei unerträglich schwere Schicksale, Menschen, die sich nicht selbst aus ihrem Elend befreien können. Etwas in Ed schreit: »Du musst handeln! Tu endlich was!« Dreimal fasst er sich ein Herz, dreimal verändert er Leben. Da flattert ihm die nächste Karte ins Haus. Wieder und wieder ergreift Ed die Initiative – doch wer ihn auf diese eigenartige Mission geschickt hat, ist ihm völlig schleierhaft. In diesem großartigen Coming-of-Age-Roman erzählt Markus Zusak, der Autor des Weltbestsellers »Die Bücherdiebin«, ungeheuer spannend und mit viel Situationskomik eine Geschichte über Zivilcourage. Der Roman wurde von der Presse gefeiert und unter anderem mit dem Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2007 ausgezeichnet.

Bescherm de ruiten, overleef de klaveren, graaf diep met de schoppen, voel de harten. Ed Kennedy is een jonge taxichauffeur met weinig toekomstperspectief. Hij is een waardeloze kaartspeler, hopeloos verliefd op zijn beste vriendin Audrey, en verknocht aan zijn koffiedrinkende hond, de Portier. Er gebeurt niet veel in zijn leven, tot hij per ongeluk midden in een bankoverval terechtkomt. Dan krijgt hij zijn eerste speelkaart toegestuurd, een Ruiten Aas. Dat is het moment waarop Ed de boodschapper wordt. Uitverkoren om anderen onder zijn hoede te nemen, doorkruist hij de stad om mensen de helpende hand te bieden en waar nodig terecht te wijzen. Maar wie zit er achter Eds missie? `Begin alleen aan dit boek als je het in één ruk uit kunt lezen - Publishers Weekly `Zusaks personages, stijl en dialogen zijn geloofwaardig, goed doordacht, en waar nodig openhartig.- School Library Journal

YA. Cameron gets a crush, an obsessive, wild, all-consuming passion and the girl just isn''t interested. He handles this rejection with dignity but the dignity hides utter despair.

那最后的时刻。那片红色的天空......偷书贼为什么会跪在那里,靠在那堆人类自己制造的、可耻的废墟上号啕大哭?几年前,故事刚开始的时候,天上也飘着雪花。有人个的生命走到了尽头......

Ed Kennedy, dix-neuf ans, chauffeur de taxi, a peu de raison d’être fier de sa vie : son père est mort d’alcoolisme, il est désespérément amoureux de sa meilleure amie, Audrey, et il partage un appartement délabré avec le Portier, son chien, fidèle mais odorant. Il n’a pas grand-chose d’autre à faire que conduire son taxi, jouer aux cartes et boire avec ses amis aussi perdus que lui. Mais un jour, il découvre un mystérieux message dans sa boîte aux lettres : un as de carreau où sont inscrites trois adresses. Que signifie cette carte ? Que va-t-il trouver à ces adresses ? Pour Ed, c’est le début d’une enquête qui va le conduire de mystère en mystère à travers la ville et l’amener à aider les gens qu’ils rencontrent, avec une obsession en tête : qui lui envoie ces messages ? Ed pour y répondre se voit ainsi forcé de se dépasser et à son tour nous questionne : et si nous vivions tous en dessous de nos capacités ?

Em O construtor de pontes, presente e passado se fundem na voz de Matthew, o filho mais velho da familia Dunbar. Sentado diante de uma maquina de escrever antiga, ele nos conta sobre um dos seus quatro irmãos, Clay. Todos mudaram por causa dele. Em uma tarde ensolarada o patriarca dos Dunbar, que anos antes abandonara os cinco filhos a própria sorte, retorna com um pedido inusitado: precisa de ajuda para construir uma ponte. Escorraçado pelos jovens, o homem vai embora novamente, mas deixa seu endereço. Acontece que há um traidor entre os irmãos: Clay. E ele que, junto ao pai, dá inicio ao projeto mais ambicioso de suas vidas: uma ponte feita de pedras, mas também de lembranças, capaz de construir novos caminhos. O construtor de pontes narra a jornada de uma família marcada pela culpa e pela morte.