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Fighting Injustice in "The Book Thief"

The Book Thief tells the story of a young German girl who saves books from Nazi bonfires. The book is written by author Markus Zusak but the narrator of the story is Death. In this story Zusak discusses the message of the book and explains why he chose Death as the narrator.

Historical Fiction Fiction World War II Young Adult Literature Censorship Religion SEL Culture

Story Length: 4:52

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AIR DATE: 12/02/2006