The Book Thief
Reading Schedule
Chapter
Prologue: A Mountain Range of Rubble
- Death and Chocolate 3-5
- Beside the Railway Line 6-8
- The Eclipse 9-11
- The Flag 12-15
Part One: The Gravedigger's Handbook
- Arrival on Himmel Street 19-29
- Growing up a Saumensch 30-35
- The Woman with the Iron Fist 36-45
- The Kiss 46-55
- The Jesse Owens Incident 56-61
- The Other Side of Sandpaper 62-68
- The Smell of Friendship 69-72
- The Heavyweight Champion of the School-Yard 73-80
Part Two: The Shoulder Shrug
- The Girl Made of Darkness 83-84
- The Joy of Cigarettes 85-90
- The Town Walker 91-96
- Dead Letters 97-100
- Hitler’s Birthday, 1940 101-107
- 100 Percent Pure German Sweat 108-113
- The Gates of Thieves 114-117
- Book of Fire 118-122
Part Three: Mein Kampf
- The Way Home 125-128
- The Mayor’s Library 129-137
- Enter the Struggler 138-141
- The Attributes of Summer 142-153
- The Aryan Shopkeeper 154-156
- The Struggler, Continued 157-160
- Tricksters 161-167
- The Struggler, Concluded 168-170
Part Four: The Standover Man
- The Accordionist 173-184
- A Good Girl 185-186
- A Short History of the Jewish Fist Fighter 187-196
- The Wrath of Rosa 197-198
- Liesel’s Lecture 199-204
- The Sleeper 205-206
- The Swapping of Nightmares 207-222
- Pages from the Basement 223-238
Part Five: The Whistler
- The Floating Book Part 1 241-242
- The Gamblers 243-256
- Rudy’s Youth 257-271
- The Losers 272-276
- Sketches 277-281
Page numbers
Due Date
1-15
Tuesday 3/31
19-80
Through page 55
by Wednesday 4/1
The rest of part 1 by
Monday 4/6
83-122
Wednesday 4/8
125-170
Monday 4/13
173-238
Friday 4/17
241-303
Tuesday 4/21
- The Whistler and the Shoes 282-292
- Three Acts of Stupidity by Rudy Steiner 293-299
- The Floating Book Part 2 300-303
Part Six: The Dream Carrier
- Death’s Diary: 1942 307-310
- The Snowman 311-316
- Thirteen Presents 317-324
- Fresh Air, An Old Nightmare, and What to Do With a
Jewish Corpse 325-335
- Death’s Diary: Cologne 336-338
- The Visitor 339-346
- The Schmunzeler 347-348
- Death’s Diary: The Parisians 349-350
Part Seven: The Complete Duden Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Champagne and Accordions 353-358
- The Trilogy 359-370
- The Sound of Sirens 371-378
- The Sky Stealer 379-384
- Frau Holtzapfel’s Offer 385-388
- The Long Walk to Dachau 389-396
- Peace 397-398
- The Idiot and the Coat Men 399-403
Part Eight: The Word Shaker
- Dominoes and Darkness 407-411
- The Thought of Rudy Naked 412-415
- Punishment 416-419
- The Promise Keeper’s Wife 420-430
- The Collector 431-437
- The Bread Eaters 438-441
- The Hidden Sketchbook 442-451
- The Anarchist’s Suit Collection 452-455
Part Nine: The Last Human Stranger
- The Next Temptation 449-452
- The Cardplayer 453-454
- The Snows of Stalingrad 455-471
- The Ageless Brother 472-474
- The Accident 475-478
- The Bitter Taste of Questions 479-480
- One Toolbox, One Bleeder, One Bear 481-491
- Homecoming 492-493
Part Ten: The Book Thief
- The End of the World Part I 497-499
- The Ninety-Eight Day 500-505
- The War Maker 506-507
- Way of the Words 508-515
- Confessions 516-518
- Ilsa Hermann’s Little Black Book 519-525
- The Rib-Cage Planes 526-528
- The End of the World Part II 529-529
Epilogue: The Last Color
- Death and Liesel 543-544
- Wood in the Afternoon 545-547
- Max / The Handover Man 548-550
307-350
Friday 4/24
353-403
Wednesday 4/29
407-455
Monday 5/4
449-493
Wednesday 5/6
497-529
Monday 5/11
543-550
Monday 5/11