The book thief summary A girl made of darkness and The joy of cigarettes – Flashcards

"Leisel stole her first book on 1/13/39 Second on 4/20/40 Duration between each steal 463 days" death The second book gave her a desire to steal more and with each steal got riskier and riskier leading death to steal more souls

Death says Nazi Germans loved to burn things most of all. Everything front books to shops. The second book she stole was called The Shoulder Shrug (blue book with red title) Stole it from fire (had no shame and is prideful for stealing it)

At the end of 1939 Leisel began settling into her new life. Still had nightmares but she was now comfortable at night. Loved her new parents even the crazy mom. Loved and hated her new bestfriend (Rudy stiener) Reading And writing approving a lot becoming a average reader. She became happy Becoming happy she "finished the grave diggers handbook, escaped the ire of sister Maria and received two books for. Christmas

Week before Christmas December 17th Awoke to usual nightmare and her dad Read her the handbook chapter 11 then he fell asleep so she woke him up and read her chapter 12 he. Continued to teach her to read

They finished the book that night. She had then became "perfectly tired" woke up to a foggy BUT NOT RAINY day. Sky was pinkish anD Leisel sees a boy named Werner on a roof. She goes to school read without trouble but still slower then her. Classmates

Leisel wanted to steal a book from class but decided there was no reason and was scared of her teacher. She is shy and doesn't talk at school Some new kid began to take the teachers anger but is not named Leisel goes home and wishes her teacher merry Christmas and at her home has good food and gets the books she wanted Faust the dog which she immediate read the first 20 pages and would read the book 13 times

Read more in bed. The book also had pictures of German shepherds who wanted to talk. Second book was. Called the lighthouse was written by a woman named Ingrid Rippinstien was longer. Leisel at dinner ask how they got money to buy books and papa reluctantly tells her by selling gypsy hand rolled cigarettes

Mom sort of playfully tells papa he needs to stop smoking and sell his tobacco to buy her a dress and that'd he would probably sell her for more tobacco ration

This is just for studying purposes all information was found in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak