This book is about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. Set in 1939 Nazi Germany. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside Munich who steals books when she can. Her foster father teaches the child to read and she develops a love of reading. Recounts the trials of the average German family, impoverished and struggling, under Hitler's reign. Including their hiding of a German Jew in their basement.
Note: the narrator of this story is DEATH. I wasn't sure when I started that I was going to enjoy this book at all - but ended up thoroughly enjoying the characters and their stories.
Note: the narrator of this story is DEATH. I wasn't sure when I started that I was going to enjoy this book at all - but ended up thoroughly enjoying the characters and their stories.
