Cannily merging form and content, Zuzak knew that, when children picked up The Book Thief, they were engaging in an act of solidarity with little lost Liesel. To read the book was to defy the Nazis.

The Orioles and Sarasota County, for the 8th consecutive year, have partnered on the Big-League Reader Program, which rewarded kids who read three books in February with tickets to a Grapefruit ...