The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Large Soft cover in very good condition.  Published 2007 by Doubleday.

A very highly rated and recommended book!

It's narrated by Death, whose attention is caught by Liesl when he comes to claim her brother,During WWII in a small town in Germany, Liesl is entrusted by her mother to a good family, one that is quietly appalled by the Holocaust. Separated from her mother, and with her brother so recently dead, Liesl fixates on books as a way to survive in a world at war, and steals them whenever she can.
Hans, Liesl's adoptive father,  teaches her how to read with the book on gravedigging, The Gravedigger's Handbook, that she stole at her brother's grave. Liesl eventually goes from reading books to writing them, putting down her experiences and the world she sees around her.

The book's focus is on the impact of war on the lives of ordinary people,  It's heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. It's beautifully written, the descriptions of the skies, people, places are just so unique.