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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 found lying in the snow at Werner Meminger's funeral on January 13th, 1939.[1] It is the first book Liesel stole, and Hans Hubermann reads it to her.
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 is green.[2]
10. The Complete Duden Dictionary and Thesaurus: it was a gift from Ilsa Hermann— the same person who Liesel stole from.
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.
14. Mein Kampf: written by Hitler himself, bought by Hans Hubermann for Max Vandenburg. Liesel Meminger does not read or steal this book.

1. ↑ Chapter 1, Arrival On Himmel Street
2. ↑ Chapter 50, The Trilogy

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