The Book Thief and The Power of Words

■ Throughout The Book Thief, words hold great power:

– Liesel and Hans form their father-daughter bond through her reading instruction.

– Liesel’s daily weather reports for Max help to develop their bond—”her eyes can speak.”

– By reading to Max every day, Liesel literally keeps Max alive.

– By writing down her stories, Liesel metaphorically keeps Max alive.

– The Burgermeister’s wife and Liesel’s shared love of reading bring them together.

The Book Thief Found Poetry

■ A found poem is a poem composed from a collection of words or phrases found in one text.

■ You will repurpose a page from Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief in order to create a found poem.

■ Your found poem should connect with one of the text’s major themes: the power of words.

■ Your final product should be colorful and creative.