The Book Thief

The Book Thief is a 2005 best-selling novel by Markus Zusak. The setting is World War II Germany and the narrator is Death. The actual "book thief" is 9 year old Liesel Meminger, sent to live with a foster family, the Hubermanns in Germany, where they end up harboring a Jew named Max who spends some of his time in the basement creating something of a graphic novel for Liesel. The line drawings are a nice addition to the book, rather poigant. Some themes: the power of words, the hope and power of reading, the power of love and truth. Interesting exploration into a different lens of the Holocaust. Worth the read!