he narrator’s closing words about protagonist Liesel Meminger in the wonderful teen novel The Book Thief are also spot on in describing prolific children’s book author the late Tomie dePaola. “I wanted to tell the Book Thief that she was one of the few souls that made me wonder what it was to live. But in the end there were no words, only peace.”
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