The Book Thief

Author: Markus Zusak
552 pages (and I loved every single one of them)
Death is the narrator for this WWII-era story about nine year old Lisa Meminger, who is taken to Molching, Germany to live with foster parents in a neighborhood of tough kids, sharp-tongued mothers and hard working dads.  It’s a story of faith, love and hope in the midst of tragedy
Here is an excerpt of Death’s narration…
“The last time I saw her was red.  The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring.  In some places, it was burned.  …