November 16, 1938
The lack of food and all the freezing that I had to bear on my way to Molching took a toll on me. For two days I had a very strong fever and couldn't stand or move from bed.However, I got to learn more about the family. I found out that Liesel has a very strong interest in books. Funny, I remember her first question being: "Are you a Communist?" to which I answered honestly: "No, I'm a Jew." She is a very smart girl, and I think she has potential to be a writer, even if she doesn't know how to write or read yet. Liesel's life, on the other hand, is quite intriguing. She only told me that she was sent away over to the Hubermanns' home by her mother, who was being persecuted for her Communist beliefs, and her brother, who was coming with her on the way here, died while travelling. It is sad,yet ironic, that thanks to the death of Liesel's brother, I was able to have abed to sleep in. I noticed that she still wasn't feeling fully comfortable in her new house, but she asked so many questions that we soon became friends. She asked about how I got here, and I told her about Kristallnacht, and how they took my mother. We talked about Hitler, and how his mother would think about him. We wondered if she would be proud of her son, to what Liesel answered: "Of course, I think all mothers are proud of their children."
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Max's Mein Kampf
Short StoryA very short story based on Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief," with familiar characters and the same story, but from a different point of view: Max Vanderbourg's. You might know the stories of many Jews during World War 2 in Germany, why not experienc...
