This is a powerful, and very moving book! I bawled at the end.
"It is 1939, Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel Meminger's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Grave Digger's Handbook, left there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, where the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife library, wherever there are books to be found."
It is told from the viewpoint of Death, and it is very different and interesting perceptive. The book takes place during Nazi Germany, so there is war-time violence. It is an amazing book that covers so many themes- hope, love, family, courage, and standing up for what you believe in.
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Oooh this sounds so good. I am addicted to historical fiction. I am adding this one to my list.
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