Discover the extraordinary, life-changing novel about the power of words to bring light into the darkest of times. The year is 1939, and Nazi Germany is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and he is the one telling this unforgettable story. When young Liesel Meminger is sent to live with a foster family outside of Munich, she has nothing to her name. But after finding a hidden book in the snow, she discovers something she simply cannot resist: the magic of reading. With the help of her kind, accordion-playing foster father, Liesel learns to read and soon begins stealing books from wherever she can find them. As the war escalates and bombs begin to fall, Liesel shares her stolen treasures with her terrified neighbors in the bomb shelter, and with the Jewish man her family is bravely hiding in their basement. Beautifully written and deeply moving, this modern classic explores how friendship, courage, and a love for books can help you survive when the world is falling apart.