The Vox Box

Wed., Jan. 7, 2009

Book of Fire

A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

In this final section of Part Two, Liesel commits her first act of book thievery by stealing a novel that miraculously escaped the flames of the bonfire. -It is obvious that she knew such an action was absolutely unacceptable in the eyes of Nazi Germany. What do you think led her to still commit this "crime?"

We end this part of the book with the comment that "a book was eating [Liesel] up." -Though this is statement is literal, since a smoldering book is pressed against her bare skin, is there more to it than that? Foreshadow? Symbolism? Anything at all?

Any final comments on Part Two?

Posted Jan. 7, 2009, 4:01 p.m.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.