1939 - Nazi Germany - The country is holding its breath.
Death has never been busier.
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
Some important information
This novel is narrated by death.
It's a small story, about:
a girl
an accordionist
some fanatical Germans
a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery.
Another thing you should know
Death will visit the book thief three times.