The Book ThiefBy: Marcus Zusak
When I first started The Book Thief, it was extremely hard to catch onto at first. In the beginning, you will meet Death, the narrator of the story. Death's story is about Liesel Meminger in the time of World War II. He tells us how he first meets Liesel, and about how his job is never ending. No one could take his place even if her wanted to "retire."
The first time Death meets Liesel is when her brother dies on the train when they are going to their foster parent's home. This is the first time that Liesel steals a book, called The Gravedigger's Handbook. This book is what her Papa teaches her to read with when she has nightmares about her brother.
Her first week at her foster home, Liesel meets Rudy. He becomes her best friend. They help each other through the hard times, like food rations and Jew parades. He also helps her steal more books.
Something else that helps Liesel is her Papa's accordion. One day, he tells her the story of how he acquires the accordion; through a great friend who passed away in World War I. His friend had a son named Max. Twenty years later, Max is meeting Hans Huberman for the first time, and he hopes that Hans will take him in. Hans and Rosa, his wife, do help him get back on his feet and let him stay in the basement. This is against the law though, because Max is a Jew. This causes great distress on the Huberman family.
Although this book is good, it is also sad in many ways. I loved The Book Thief, because it had an amazing point of view and a really good plot.
