Here is a small fact - you are going to die 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. Some important information - this novel is narrated by death it's a small story, about: a girl an accordionist some fanatical germans a jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thievery. Another thing you should know - death will visit the book thief three times