“First the colors. Then the humans. That’s usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try.” This is the prologue’s first sentence. The long story begins with the narrations of Death. The explain how they see the world and how they are not a bad thing.

  Liesel Memminger is a blue-eyed, blonde-haired 9, soon to be a ten-year-old, young foster girl living on Himmel Street in Nazi Germany. When Liesel discover her love for books, she just can’t help herself when she gets the opportunity to steal a book from a Nazi book-burning. This event awakens the love for stealing that Liesel secretly has.

  Her foster and accordion-playing father teaches Liesel to read and write all while a new character slowly approaches them. Zusak describes everything in a very detailed manner which completely traps your attention. The book itself does go at a slow pace but the way everything is written makes you want to keep reading.

  I recommend this book to middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults. I know that I won’t stop reading this any day soon.