The Book Thief

I just finished this book for the second time. I first read it over a year ago simply because I believe John Green talked about it or because it was a Printz honor book. I listened to it the first time and I really think this helped out a lot. I took German in high school but haven't read or done pronunciation for a while so hearing how to say certain German words was really helpful.

A description of the book from the book itself:

Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with the Hubermanns, a foster family, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany in the late 1930s. She arrives with few possessions, but among them is The Grave Digger's Handbook, a book she stole from her brother's burial place. During the years that Liesel lives with the Hubermanns, Hilter becomes more powerful, life on Himmel Street becomes more fearful, and Liesel becomes a full-fledged book thief. She recues books from Nazi book-burnings and steals from the library of the mayor. Liesel is illiterate when she steals her first book, but Hans Hubermann uses her prized books to teach her to read. This is a story of courage, friendship, love, survival, death and grief. This is Liesel's life on Himmel Street, told from Death's point of view.

I highly recommend this book.