Max leaves that night, not wanting to get the family in any more trouble. Hans, moved to pity, gives an old Jewish man a piece of bread and gets whipped. Soldiers parade Jewish prisoners through Molching on their way to a concentration camp. At the next raid Liesel reads out loud to the others in the shelter. The war escalates and there is an air raid in Molching, and the Hubermanns have to leave Max in the basement. Ilsa Hermann, meanwhile, leaves Liesel a note in one of the stolen books and Liesel realizes that Ilsa is letting her steal the books. Nazi Party members check the basement for its ability to serve as a bomb shelter, but don't notice Max hiding there. Max gets sick and falls into a coma, but he finally recovers to the joy of the household. Later Liesel returns with Rudy and they start stealing books from Ilsa's library. Ilsa Hermann quits the laundry service, and Liesel insults her. Max paints over the pages of Mein Kampf and writes a book called The Standover Man for Liesel. Max and Liesel share nightmares and soon become friends. The Hubermanns let Max in and hide him in the basement, where he starts to imagine boxing with Hitler. Death explains that Max's father Erik saved Hans's life in World War I, and Hans promised to help Max's mother should she ever need it. Max travels to Molching and finds the Hubermanns. A friend brings him an identity card hidden in a copy of Mein Kampf, Hitler's book. Meanwhile, a young Jewish boxer named Max Vandenburg hides in a storage room for weeks. Ilsa invites Liesel into her library and Liesel is amazed at the books. On a day soon after the book burning, Liesel has to deliver the laundry to the mayor's wife, Ilsa Hermann. Rosa does the laundry for a number of wealthy townspeople, including the Mayor. She is sure the mayor's wife sees her steal it. Meanwhile World War II begins, and Molching has a book-burning to celebrate Hitler's birthday. Hans discovers Liesel's book and starts giving her reading lessons in the basement. Rudy constantly asks Liesel to kiss him, but she always refuses. She meets a boy named Rudy Steiner who idolizes the athlete Jesse Owens, and they become best friends. Liesel has nightmares of her dead brother nightly, but Hans sits with her and comforts her. Rosa is loud and insulting, but Hans wins Liesel's trust through his gentleness and support. Liesel's mother drops her off in Molching, where Liesel moves in with foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann. At the funeral Liesel finds a book called The Grave Digger's Handbook in the snow, but she doesn't know how to read. Werner dies and Liesel and her mother disembark to bury him. Part 10: The End of the World (Part II)ĭeath introduces himself as the narrator and describes the three times he saw "the book thief." The story begins with Liesel, her mother, and her brother Werner riding on a train.Part 10: Ilsa Hermann's Little Black Book.Part 9: One Toolbox, One Bleeder, One Bear.Part 8: The Anarchist's Suit Collection.Part 5: Three Acts of Stupidity by Rudy Steiner.Part 5: The Gambler (A Seven-Sided Die).Part 4: A Short History of the Jewish Fist Fighter.Part 4: The Accordionist (The Secret Life of Hans Hubermann).Part 1: The Heavyweight Champion of the School-Yard.Part 1: The Kiss (A Childhood Decision Maker).
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