The Book Thief by Marcus Zuzak
Who would like this book? Middle School age kids who want a new perspective on life from Death himself.
Why? In The Book Thief, a girl named Liesel is going to live with foster parents because she is poor. She lives in Nazi Germany. On the train ride to her foster parents her brother dies, so when she gets to the home she is very sad and will not take a bath. Then the father, Hans Hubermann, comes in and shows her how to roll cigarettes. Liesel likes her new father better than his wife, Rosa Hubermann, Rosa is very loud mouthed and likes to say bad words. If you read this book, you need to make sure you are not queasy. This is a very good story narrated by Death. I would recommend this book to everyone.
The details: 552 p. 2005 Submitted by Michael R.