The books featured in The Book Thief are:
- 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.
- Faust the Dog, written by Mattheus Ottleberg, a Christmas gift from Hans Hubermann to Liesel Meminger
- The Lighthouse, written by Ingrid Rippinstein, a Christmas gift from Hans and Rosa Hubermann to Liesel Meminger
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Whistler, the first book Liesel steals from Ilsa Hermann's library.
- The Dream Carrier, Liesel steals a copy of this book from Ilsa Hermann's library
- A Song in the Dark , Liesel steals a copy of it from Ilsa Hermann's library because "it's green."
- The Complete Duden Dictionary and Thesaurus, a reference book, a gift from Ilsa Hermann.
- The Word Shaker, written by Max Vandenburg and given to Liesel.
- The Last Human Stranger, the last book Liesel steals from Ilsa Hermann's library.
- The Book Thief, written by Liesel and picked up by Death.
Book not belonging to Liesel[]
- Mein Kampf, written by Hitler himself, bought by Hans Hubermann for Max Vandenburg. Liesel Meminger does not read or steal this book.