The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
It is 1939. Hitler's Germany. The nation is gasping for air. The afterlife will continue to be busy than it has ever been. Liesel's life is transformed at her brother's grave when she picks up a single item that is partially buried in the snow. She accidentally left The Gravedigger's Handbook behind, marking her first instance of book theft. As Liesel learns to read with the aid of her accordian-playing foster father, a love affair with words and books begins. She soon starts taking books from libraries owned by the mayor's wife and Nazi book burnings, among other places.