Come to the Simsbury Free Library for a showing of The Book Thief, the story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. When her mother can no longer care for her, Liesel is adopted by a German couple. Though illiterate when adopted, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words and imagination helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family’s home, escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film.
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