In the compelling novel, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger discovers the importance and power of words, especially the power they have in the book’s setting of Molching, Germany during the reign of anti-semitic Adolf Hitler. After Liesel loses her mother and her brother she is sent to live with her new foster parents, the accordion playing Hans Hubermann, and his wife, the resilient Rosa Hubermann. Her new life has much in store for her including stealing books, a Jewish man hiding in her basement, and a new “lemon” haired best friend. While staying with the Hubermanns, Liesel begins to realize the presence the Nazi Party has in the town and she struggles to understand its impact on their lives. When Max, a runaway Jew, knocks at their door asking for help, Liesel begins to form a strong relationship with him and comes to realize the injustice of what Hitler is doing…