1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. What readers are saying about The Book Thief 'I loved every page of this book. So many great quotes, observations on humanity and images...I just didn't want it to end. 'I loved this book. It is not only one of the best I've read this year, it is one of the best I've ever read.'This is the sort of book the restores your faith in humanity and leaves you feeling uplifted, even when it makes you shed a tear.