It is Hans who discovers Liesel’s first stolen book. (Their loot mostly consists of food and an occasional book.) Liesel and Rudy play football with the other kids, go to school together, and also go on thieving adventures. Liesel soon adapts to life in Himmel Street, befriending Rudy Steiner, one of her neighbors. Though she loves Liesel, she is constantly addressing her as “pig,” often accompanied by a beating. Hans comes to Liesel’s room after her frequent nightmares and comforts her, or sometimes plays the accordion for her. Despite this, Liesel could not have a better father than Hans Hubermann. They decide to raise Liesel because they are getting an allowance for it. Liesel Meminger (the aforementioned girl) is adopted by Hans and Rosa Hubermann of 33 Himmel Street. She does not know where her mother is going. Some hours later, the girl and her mother go their separate ways. Her debut in the career of book thievery. A black book drops to the snow without the owner’s knowledge. A girl cannot believe her brother has just died, as she and her mother witness the burial. Knopf Books for Young Readers: New York, 2016 originally published in 2005.Ī snow-clad cemetery in Germany, a few months before World War II.
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