The Book Thief

  • Period: to

    1939-1945

  • Liesel Meminger steals her first book

    Liesel Meminger steals her first book
    Liesel steals her first book at her brothers grave site called, "the Gravedigger's Handbook".
  • Liesel Arrives on Himmel Street

    Liesel Arrives on Himmel Street
    Liesel was adopted by the Hubermann's and she arrived today on Himmel Street.
  • Albert Einstein writes President Franklin Roosevelt a letter

    Albert Einstein writes President Franklin Roosevelt a letter
    Albert Einstein writes President Franklin Roosevelt about developing the Atomic Bomb using Uranium. This led to the creation of the Manhattan Project.
  • Rudy Steiner meets Liesel

    Rudy Steiner meets Liesel
    Liesel becomes good friends with her neighbor, Rudy Steiner who really wants a kiss from her.
  • Liesel Meminger steals her 2nd book

    Liesel Meminger steals her 2nd book
    This time Liesel stole a book from beneath a steaming heap of ashes, full of other burnt books and belongings ,on the Fubrer's birthday, and this book was called, "The Shoulder Shrug".
  • Max Vandenburg arrives

    Max Vandenburg arrives
    Max Vanderburg, a Jew arrived at 33 Himmel street. This was the Hubermann's old friends son, and Hans H. promised his friend that he would do anything for his family.
  • Liesel's birthday

    Liesel's birthday
    For Liesel's 12th birthday, she recieved a book called "The Mud Men" from Rosa and Hans Hubermann.
  • Liesel stole another book.

    Liesel stole a book called "The Whistler", her 3rd book that she has stolen.
  • Rudy being a boy

    Rudy attempts for a kiss from Liesel again, but gets completely rejected.
  • Motor City

    Motor City
    Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies.
  • Sickness

    Max Vandenburg gets very sick, from lack of heat and food/water.
  • Nazi searchers

    The nazi police officers are going through town to check in basements with Jew in them. They checked the
    Hubermann's basement, but luckily don't end up finding Max.
  • Max leaves

    Max didn't want to put Rosa, Hans, and Liesel in anymore danger, so Max left.
  • Death

    Bombs went off on 33 Himmel St. and killed Rosa, Hans, and Rudy. Liesel was still alive.
  • The yellow star

    Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars on them.
  • GI Bill of Rights

    GI Bill of Rights passed and signed, providing benefits to U.S. service veterans.
  • The purposal

    U.S., UK, USSR propose establishing a United Nations.
  • The return

    Max Vandenburg returns to 33 Himmel Street and finds a blown up house, but Liesel found Max.