Book of the Quarter: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Chapter: Part One PG 3-80 (3-55 PDF ver.)
Prediction/Preview
*Predict what you believe is going to happen in the upcoming chapter.
I predict that the book thief is going to go through some hard
moments because her brother had died. I also think that the Book
Thief (Liesel) will steal more books because of her pain and just to
steal.
Word Study
*Record all words you do not know, and then look up the definition.
Word
Page #
What I think it means
Himmel
futile
20
20
none
lethal
20
Toxic
Plenty/Flourishing
What it really means
Sufficient to cause
death.
Heaven
Pointless
Characters Reveal
*Record what you learn about the characters.
Character
Page #
3
“HERE IS A SMALL FACT:
You are going to die.”
Death is probably a
soulless person
Liesel
19-21
NO DIRECT QUOTE FROM
THIS CHARACHTER
Rosa
Hubermann
21
“What’s wrong with this
child?”
Liesel is a sad girl, who
just wants to feel normal
and can sometimes be
quite stubborn.
Death
Quote
Analysis
I think that Rosa is
mentally unfit to be a
mother, because she
wasn’t patient with Liesel
and swore at everyone
looking at her.
Key Events
*Record important events from the chapter.
Event
Page #
Liesel steals
her first book.
22
Liesel learns to
read
33
Liesel’s
brother dies.
Quote
Analysis
“There was an intense spurt of
Liesel’s brother probably
coughing.
died with a lung problem
Almost an inspired spurt.
because they said he was
And soon after—nothing.”
intensely coughing.
“The book thief had struck for the
Liesel secretly stole a
first time—the beginning of an
book about
illustrious career.”
grave-digging, and the
“I promise you,” I imagine him
people at the cemetery
saying to his boss, “I have no
never realized that it was
idea what happened to it. I’ve
Liesel.
looked everywhere.
Everywhere!”
Chapter Summary
*Provide a brief chapter summary.
Liesel has nightmares of her brother that had died on the way to the
foster home. When they go to bury him, Liesel steals the book called
“The Grave Diggers Handbook” from the cemetery. When Frau
Heinrich found out that Liesel couldn’t read, he teaches her the
alphabet, and soon they begin studying by a river.
Questions I Have
*Record at least 3 questions or thoughts you had about this chapter.
1. I wonder who dies in the story, because the first character
introduced is literally named “Death.”
2. Which book will Liesel steal next?
3. Are the Hubermanns mean or nice? Lisa seemed mean, but
Frau seemed ok!