Book Discussion of The Book Thief. During World War II a young German girl, Liesel, uses book-stealing and story-telling talents to help sustain her foster family, the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. Join us for this discussion of the 2005 best-selling novel by Markus Zusak, and a finalist for the 2007 Michael L. Printz Award. It was on the New York Times Children's Best Seller list for over 21 weeks