The Book Thief by Markus Zusak takes you on a thrilling adventure back in the dark days of World War Two. Told by the point of view of death, you follow a girl named Lesile and her strange passion for words. The story starts out with Lesile and how she came to have her first stolen book, on a snowy winters day in December, right before she gets dropped off in the small town of Himmelstreet.

Himmelstreet is a street that has a lemon haired boy named Rudy who would die to get a kiss from Lesile. Her new foster parents are Rosa and Hans Humberman. There is a secret in Himmel street though, the Humbermams are hiding a Jewish man. Read about a girl’s journey through World War Two filled with death, a lot more stealing, and a Jewish fist fighter.

This book takes you through the dark times in the world like a light in the dark. Experience the world of Lesile through a deaths eyes as you fill your mind with the hardships of the war. It is a page turner that you cannot take your eyes off of.