Rarely has a story about an angelic schoolgirl been narrated by Death. But such is the case in the dark, yet wondrous Nazi Germany-set “The Book Thief.” ”Here’s a small fact: You are going to die,” we ...

Running time/rating: 2:11, PG-13 for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material. Rarely has a story about an angelic schoolgirl been narrated by Death. But such is the case in the dark ...

Markus Zusak’s seminal novel “The Book Thief” is a potent work of Holocaust fiction for young adults that should be read alongside “The Diary of Anne Frank” and Elie Wiesel’s “Night.” Like any film ...

Narrated, like the international best-seller upon which it is based, by Death (Roger Allam), “The Book Thief” has been derided as Holocaust kitsch by some. But I dare you not to be swept up in this ...

Children take on the hardships of living in Nazi Germany in "The Book Thief." Everett Collection Sort of a young-adult version of “The Reader,’’ the low-key, English-language coming-of-age drama “The ...

The Book Thief is a 2005 award-winning historical fiction written by Markus Zusak, published by Picador. The novel is set in Molching, Germany, during World War II and follows the story of Liesel and ...

Rarely has a story about an angelic schoolgirl been narrated by Death. But such is the case in the dark, yet wondrous Nazi Germany-set "The Book Thief." ''Here's a small fact: You are going to die," ...