Wednesday, 9 March 2022

The Balloon Thief by Aneesa Marufu laying on flattened navy blue wrapping paper patterned with yellow and blue eyes and stylised urn with crescent moons repeated, on a black wooden table. The book is diagonal, top left to bottom right.

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Aneesa Marufu on the South Asian and Islamic Folklore that Inspired The Balloon Thief

I'm super excited to have a guest post to share with you today. YA author Aneesa Marufu is stopping by the blog to talk about how South Asian and Islamic folklore and myths inspired elements of her debut YA high fantasy novel, The Balloon Thief*.

Thursday, 20 April 2017

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Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (bought) - HERE IS A SMALL FACT:
YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.

Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with her foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

SOME MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH.

It's a small story, about:
a girl
an accordionist
some fanatical Germans
a Jewish fist fighter
and quite a lot of thievery.

ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW:
DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES. From Goodreads.