The Book Thief

THE BOOK THIEF BY MARKUS ZUSAK

 The book thief is a story narrated by death.Its set in Nazi Germany during World War 2. This book is about a girl called Liesel who is staying with a foster family in Molching .Death has three encounters with Liesel ,he is drawn to Liesel and her life.

Liesel gets her first taste of thievery when she steals a book from a cemetery where her brother was buried. When she arrived on Himmel street Liesel couldn't read but after a few weeks with the Hubermans , Liesel with the help of her foster father Hans , was finally able to finish her first book 

Like many people the Hubermans were effected by the war. Although when a unexpected visiter comes knocking at their door  life gets a lot more difficuilt then expected.