How could a librarian type like me not read something titled The Book Thief before now? It is an amazing book by Markus Zusak about the Holocaust and a young illiterate girl who steals books. But more importantly, it shows the power of words in a very dramatic way. Many of the books about the Holocaust are told from a Jewish viewpoint and this is different as it shows how a typical German family was affected by the war as they tried to do the right thing. It has won a bunch of awards, including the Printz Award for books for young adults and is under consideration for being made into a movie. Oh, and did I say that the narrator of the book is Death?