The Book Thief ... novel research

Markus Zusak wrote the book called "The Book Thief". Markus is an Australian writer who grew up always hearing stories about Nazi Germany and the bombing on Munich. He always knew that he wanted to tell a story about the bombing of Germany and the Jews being marched his mothers small town. The stories his mother had told him about her life in Germany inspired him to write a book about it. Markus Zusak was upset when he found out the sky in Germany was on "fire" from all the bombing and massive explosions going on. He always wanted to make the stories he got told into an actual book and that he did he made the book "The Book Thief".


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