Instructional Video8:58
PBS

Death, Personified (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)! | PBS Digital Studios

12th - Higher Ed
Death as a character reveals how we process one of life’s greatest mysteries, and there’s a lot more breadth to how the grim reaper is depicted than you might think. It's Lit! is part of THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, a eight-part series that...
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PBS

Relatable Characters in Dark Tales and The Book Thief

6th - 9th Standards
Markus Zusak's The Book Thief is another novel high on the list of must-reads from The Great American Read collection. Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George  W. Bush, and John Green of Crash Course series fame share...
Instructional Video
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Interview With Markus Zusak, Author of the Book Thief

9th - 10th
Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters...