This is one of those books that have silver award stickers on the front and for good reason. It's the story of a girl living in Nazi Germany during the first part of World War II. For various reasons, she comes to live with a foster family and becomes a book thief. It's really about the power of words and how they can be used for good and for evil. Lots to think about here, and it's just a beautiful book. Oh, and did I mention the narrator is death? Occasionally he complains about how tired he is, especially in Russia in 1942. This amused me.