She understands and then she befriends the lonely Max. Liesel is told in no uncertain terms she cannot tell anyone about Max. It is the mayor's wife who saw Liesel take the book at the bonfire and now she allows Liesel to read books from her library. It is also during this time that a friendship is established between the mayor's wife and Liesel. Many years later, Max needs a place to hide from the Nazis. Erik's wife doesn't want the instrument, but Hans feels he has to do something, so he tells her if she or her son ever need anything they should contact him. No one returns from the battle and Hans is given Erik's accordion, which he tries to return to Erik's family after the war. One day, Erik volunteers Max for office duty, while Erik and the rest of the men go into battle. During World War I Hans meets a German Jew named Erik Vandenburg, Max's father, he teaches Hans how to play the accordion. The accordion is the key piece to the story of Max Vandenburg and Hans Hubermann. Hans often plays his accordion for Liesel, which she enjoys. Hans tells her her birth mother has probably been taken away on orders from Hitler. Liesel sees some of the books in the fire have not been burned completely, so she takes one.ĭuring the rally at the bonfire, Liesel realizes her birth father, who was a communist, was an outcast. On Hitler's birthday the town celebrates by burning books and other things. Liesel's present is two books she is overcome with joy at the thought of having new books to read. It is Christmas in 1939, Germany has gone to war, but the family still celebrates the holiday. Nine-year-old Liesel doesn't know how to read, but she is an eager student and soon learns to read. Instead of becoming angry, he asks her if she wants to learn to read. Hans is kind to Liesel, so one night after she has wet the bed, it is Hans who helps her clean up the sheets and he finds the book she stole. Liesel meets Rudy Steiner and the two of them become friends. Liesel is on her way to Munich to be placed with foster parents Rosa and Hans Hubermann, who live in Molching. It is at his funeral where she sees a dropped book and takes it. Death meets the young girl, Liesel and her mother as he takes the soul of Liesel's brother. This is a book about a young girl and endurance told to the reader by Death.
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