About the Author
Random Facts from book
People
essay questions
150

What was the first book Markus Zusak wrote?

The underdog

300
Where did Markus Zusak get the idea for the Book Thief?

Listening to his parents stories about the war.

550

When was Markus Zusak born?

June 23 1975

550

When Rudy doesn't steal what does he leave behind in the street.

His wet socks

550

1st question

liesel reads to him when he is sick

600

Name one job Markus Zusak had before becoming a writer

-House painter

-Janitor

-High school teacher

600

Who do Liesel and Rudy steal a basket of food from?

Otto Sturm

600

2nd questions things to memorize

shares words with people

reads though Nazis censor it.

750

Name one award he got for the book thief

Michael L. Printz Honor 

Kathleen Mitchell Award 

Best Book by the School Library Journal and the Young Adult Library Services Association

Editors’ Choice in the Kirkus Review and Booklist.

750

When Rudy tries to steal a potato who stands up for him?

Thomas Mamer

750

3rd question


Detached yet compassionate tone highlights liesel's resistance.