The Book Thief is an award-winning young-adult novel set in WWII Germany. I was a bit creeped out when I began the story because it is narrated by Death, who is very busy gathering souls throughout the years portrayed in the book. He witnesses the worst of humankind as he observes Hitler and members of the Nazi party, but he is impressed each time he encounters young Liesel.
Reading books--which she steals--helps Liesel endure the loss of her brother, her adjustment to living with foster parents, her fears that the Nazis will discover her beloved Jewish friend in her basement, and the bombing of her city.
This is a sad yet somewhat triumphant book in which Death and the reader are able to observe the courage and love of Liesel, her foster father Hans, and her friends Rudy and Max in the midst of horrific holocaust Europe.
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