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The books featured in The Book Thief are: 

  1. The Grave Digger's Handbook, a training book about grave digging, which Liesel Meminger (protagonist) found lying in the snow at Werner Meminger's funeral on January 13th, 1939.
  2. Faust the Dog, written by Mattheus Ottleberg, a Christmas gift from Hans Hubermann to Liesel Meminger 
  3. The Lighthouse, written by Ingrid Rippinstein, a Christmas gift from Hans and Rosa Hubermann to Liesel Meminger
  4. The Shoulder Shrug, a book that featured a Jew protagonist, Liesel Meminger rescued it from a book burning by Nazi soldiers on Hitler's birthday in 1940.
  5. The Mud Men, given to Liesel for her twelfth birthday by Hans and Rosa Hubermann in February 1941. It was about a strange father and son.
  6. The Standover Man, written by Max Vandenburg for Liesel's late birthday present one week after she was given The Mud Men. This book was illustrated in the novel.
  7. The Whistler, the first book Liesel steals from Ilsa Hermann's library.
  8. The Dream Carrier, Liesel steals a copy of this book from Ilsa Hermann's library
  9. A Song in the Dark , Liesel steals a copy of it from Ilsa Hermann's library because "it's green."
  10. The Complete Duden Dictionary and Thesaurus, a reference book, a gift from Ilsa Hermann.
  11. The Word Shaker, written by Max Vandenburg and given to Liesel.
  12. The Last Human Stranger, the last book Liesel steals from Ilsa Hermann's library.
  13. The Book Thief, written by Liesel and picked up by Death.

Book not belonging to Liesel[]

  1. Mein Kampf, written by Hitler himself, bought by Hans Hubermann for Max Vandenburg. Liesel Meminger does not read or steal this book.
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