Part+One

__ Impressions of the Novel __

The Narrator is death. Although it may seem strange to be told a story in the perspective of death, he slowly becomes your friend. He feels sympathy when he comes to take people away and he has a gentle and sweet side. Yes, I know what your thinking... this is quite peculiar.

__Part one__ Death tells us a story of Liesel Meminger, The Book Thief. Liesel and her brother are going to be adopted because their mother can't take care of them anymore and they don't have a father. But soon tragedy strikes and Liesel's brother dies. Liesel and her mother go to his funeral before getting on the train to go to her foster parents in Munich, Germany. After the funeral procession everyone leaves, but Liesel notices a book in the snow, called __The Grave Digger's Handbook__ and she decides to keep it, even though she can't read it.

Liesel goes to her foster parent's home on Himmel Street and her immediate reaction is to be scard and timid. But, Hans Hubermann. He is so nice and geltle towards Liesel, that Liesel can't resist being nice to him. But when Liesel meets Rosa Hubermann, the wife of Hans, she automatically doesn't like her. Hans is her papa and Rosa is her Mama. Papa plays the accordian and he also paints and Mama irons for a few rich families, and with both of their salaries put together, it's never enough. The are at the bottom at the social tower, making barley enough to make ends meet.

Liesel has