Markus Zusak

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father's disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge -- for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how...

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Meanwhile, in the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.