This is one of the best Young Adult novels I have ever read. It was very long, but every page was worth it. The story is about a young girl right before and during the Holocaust. She is forced to live with a foster family when her mother, a communist, is forced into concentration camp. Her foster father is a kind and loving man, however, her foster mother is the exact opposite. This foster father teaches her to read. She begins to love reading so much she starts to steal books - thus the title, The Book Thief. The story is written from the perspective of Death. He gives her that title after watching her steal books. The best part of this novel is Death's commentary. He is not the typical "Death" we know, a skeleton with a hood and scythe. He is kind and gentle; just a hardworking guy trying to do his job. He is actually afraid of human because they are so destructive. However, his fear does not keep him from watching The Book Thief.
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