Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel-whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max escape from the events unfolding around them.