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Bridgeport Public Library : Teens! Book to Movie -- The Book Thief

Bridgeport, WV – Teens will discuss The Book Thief written by Marcus Zusak, in its original literary form and the film adaptation at the Bridgeport Public Library on Monday, March 17, 2014 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. Pizza and refreshments will be provided! A limited number of copies of the book are available at the library. Registration is required and can easily be done by calling 304-842-8248 or by stopping by the library’s front desk. All teens between the ages of thirteen and nineteen are welcome!

If you have questions about this event, please contact Sarah Nora at 304-842-8248. About The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. Source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief About The Book Thief (2013) (PG-13) Based on the beloved best-selling book comes this profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel (Sophie Nelisse) is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple (Oscar Winner Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey). Source: http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Thief-Sophie-N%C3%A9lisse/dp/B00G15MDI0