The Book Thief By: Markus Zusak Zusak, Markus The book thief, New York Alfred A. knopf, 2005

The Summary The Book Thief is about a girl named Liesel Meminger who is put with foster parents during the war. She finds a friend named Rudy Steiner. She steals books from many different places such as the fire and the mayors library. Her foster father Hans Hubermann and Rudy Steiner get sent off to war so she is left with her stuck up foster mother Rosa Hubermann. They came back unharmed. Then….. Read the book!!!!

Characters Liesel Meminger- The main character of the book (also known as the Heavyweight Champion of the school-yard) Rudy Steiner- Liesel’s best friend and the boy who is crushing on her (also known as Jesse Owens for the Jesse Owens incident) Hans Hubermann- Foster father of Liesel who plays the accordion almost every night when Liesel wakes up with her night terrors Rosa Hubermann- Liesel’s fostered mother who is known best for her constant screaming a swearing in German language Death-the narrator of the story who tells about a time when he has came in contact with any of the subjects in the story

Setting The setting of The Book Thief is in a town called Molching and on a street named Himmel Street Himmel=Heaven

Main Plot Events The fist main plot event is when Liesel Meminger’s little brother Werner Meminger died on the train ride to Molching to live with foster parents. While her little brother was being buried she finds the FIRST stolen book called The Graves Diggers Handbook Liesel hides the book under her mattress in her new home with Rosa and Hans Hubermann, the book was never heard of or even thought of until the first bed wetting. Once Hans found the book he soon discovered that Liesel did not know how to read or write with a little help from Hans they both read through the entire book together Liesel met Rudy and he became her best friend The Jesse Owens incident: One day in 1936 Jesse Owens had won his fourth gold medal doing the 4x 100m relay after that happened Rudy Steiner sneaked out of his home to a track in a white shirt and shorts he colored himself black and ran like the wind until his father found him and took him home.

More Main Plot events Liesel steals another book but this time is caught by the mayors wife Ilsa Hermann. Liesel delivers the laundry to the mayors wife and she leads Liesel into her home. In the library because she knows that Liesel is very interested in books and reading and writing. The mayor finds out about Liesel and fires her from doing the laundry. Max the Jew comes to the Hubermanns front door for help. Rudy and Hans are sent off to do military work for the war and wont be returning. Max falls very ill in the Hubermanns basement so too keep him entertained Liesel reads to him everyday and night. Max gives Liesel a gift which was a diary. Max becomes healthy again and Hans and Rudy return home. Max is sent to leave because he is a danger to the Hubermanns if the Nazis were to find him the Hubermanns would be in big trouble ... Read the book to find out what happens next!!

Why you should read my book You should read my book because it is astonishing! The Book Thief has some great details and points about what went on in the time of the German war. Yes there is some bad language and violence, but if you set aside all that then you find out that this book is a group a genres. It is both a drama and love story and a comedy too! My book is exactly 550 pages but once you start to read you wont be able to put it down. Please read my book it wont let you down. But it does have bad words in it.