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Nguyen Hoa hoa3158d254 — “Here is a small fact. You are going to die.” (p.3). These words are an introduction by the narrator in The Book Thief. The story begins with Liesel Menimger traveling with her mother and brother by train to a small town outside of Nazi occupied, Munich Germany. Liesel’s brother dies on the trip and it is then that the narrator, who we now know is Death, becomes intrigued by her. Liesel steals her first book, The Gravedigger’s Handbook from the cemetery where her brother is buried. This book will keep her close to her brother as she is given to a foster family. Liesel is treated well by her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Huberman. Hans teaches Liesel to read from The Gravedigger’s Handbook and she begins to understand the power of words. Liesel becomes infatuated with books, developing a relationship with the mayor’s wife who invites her to read in her library. Hans agrees to hide a Jew named Max Vandenberg in his basement. Max is a 24-year-old man who, like Liesel, is haunted by nightmares of the loss of his family. Liesel and Max become close friends. They share a love of reading and Max gives Liesel a book that he has written as a birthday gift, painting over Hitler’s words in Mein Kampf. When Max is no longer safe in the Hubermans house, he must leave and face death as he is marched to Dachau. Liesel begins to lose hope and sees that it is words (Hitler’s propaganda) that are responsible for the war and death of millions of people. With the encouragement of the mayor’s wife, Liesel decides to tell her story, knowing that words can encourage peace, not just destruction. One of the major themes in The Book Thief is that words and propaganda can be incredibly destructive. Liesel realizes that it is Hitler’s words that compel people to commit acts of cruelty. It is ironic how when Max writes a book for Liesel’s birthday, he paints over the words in Mein Kampf, Hitler’s political ideology. “They were the erased pages of Mein Kampf, gagging, suffocating under the paint as they turned.” (p.237). Zusak’s story is incredible. I was first introduced to it in an adult book club. Although written for young adults, I think this is a book that older audiences won’t be able to put down. Zusak is from Australia. His parents grew up in Germany. They often shared stories with him about living in Germany during WWII. It is their stories that inspired him to write The Book Thief