Who is the girl from the book thief
NPR's John Ydstie interviews Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief, a novel set in World War II Germany with Death himself as the narrator. The book tells the story of Liesel Meminger, a young girl who lives with a foster family in a tough, working-class neighborhood of Molching, Germany. Storyline. In 1938, the young girl Liesel Meminger is traveling by train with her mother and her younger brother when he dies. Her mother buries the boy in a cemetery by the tracks and Liesel picks up a book, The Gravediggers Handbook, which was left on the grave of her brother and brings it with her. Narrated by Death, The Book Thief is the story of Liesel Meminger, a nine-year-old German girl who given up by her mother to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann in the small town of Molching in 1939, shortly before World War II. Meet the young star of The Book Thief. Director Brian Percival took a big chance with Sophie Nelisse for The Book Thief giving the 12-year-old girl the central role in the movie adaptation of the international best seller. In 1938, the young girl Liesel Meminger is traveling by train with her mother and her younger brother when he dies. Her mother buries the boy in a cemetery by the tracks and Liesel picks up a book, The Gravediggers Handbook, which was left on the grave of her brother and brings it with her. Meet the young star of The Book Thief. Director Brian Percival took a big chance with Sophie Nelisse for The Book Thief giving the 12-year-old girl the central role in the movie adaptation of the international best seller. She was wonderful to work with, says Percival. Meet the young star of The Book Thief. Last Slide Next Slide. Director Brian Percival took a big chance with Sophie Nelisse for The Book Thief giving the 12-year-old girl the central role in the movie adaptation of the international best seller. Director Brian Percival took a big chance with Sophie Nelisse for The Book Thief giving the 12-year-old girl the central role in the movie adaptation of the international best seller. She was wonderful to work with, says Percival. The Book Thief is narrated by Death, who tells us the story of Liesel Meminger. It's January 1939, and Liesel, who is about ten-years-old, is traveling by train with her mother and her little brother Werner. Plot [edit]. The Book Thief is a novel that centers around the life of Liesel Meminger, a nine-year-old girl living in Germany during World War II.
Liesel Meminger