The+book+thief

//**Summary**// //**The Book Thief**// is a novel by Australian author Markus Zusak. Narrated by Death the book is set in Nazi Germany (a period when the narrator notes he was extremely busy.) It describes a young girl's (named Liesel Meminger) relationship with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa, and the other residents of their neighborhood, and a Jewish fist-fighter who hides in her home during the escalation of World War II. Published in 2005, it has won numerous awards and has been listed on the New York Times Children's Bestseller List for over 230 weeks. //(Wikipedia)//