The Book Thief

Book • 2005  

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Does the dog die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a child abused?
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Mick
The main character's foster mother would strike her with a wooden spoon if she misbehaved.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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LiliMonty
Liesel's six-year-old brother Werner dies at the beginning, and SPOILER ALERT, Rudy and all his siblings, along with all the other kids on Himmel Street, die.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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creepycutie
At the end of the book, after Leisel’s neighborhood is bombed, it is revealed that both of her foster parents died in their sleep during the explosions.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
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creepycutie
The book takes place during the Holocaust, and antisemitism is a constant theme throughout the book.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there fat jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Is there blood/gore?
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RicePerson
It's actually a bomb. Not sure if it's nuclear
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