The book thief /
by Marcus Zusak.
- 1st American ed.
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
- 552 p.
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel -- a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.