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.? I Am the Messenger is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love, which School Library Journal called "unpretentious, well conceived, and appropriately raw" in a starred review. Markus Zusak is the recipient of two Printz Honor Awards and the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens, and together, these two stories form an extraordinary collection to showcase the intensity and heart inherent in his...
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.? I Am the Messenger is a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists, and love, which School Library Journal called "unpretentious, well conceived, and appropriately raw" in a starred review. Markus Zusak is the recipient of two Printz Honor Awards and the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens, and together, these two stories form an extraordinary collection to showcase the intensity and heart inherent in his storytelling.
Contributor:Markus Zusak is the author of I Am the Messenger, a Printz Honor Book and Los Angeles Times Book Award Finalist, and the international bestseller, The Book Thief, which has been translated into over thirty languages and has sold nine million copies around the world. He is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens and lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and children.
