Liesel starts writing to Rudy secretly 3 days after Himmel Street was bombed. It began when Frau Hermann gave her a notebook and a fine pen, in which she told her to do anything she wants with it. She finally thought of something to make use of it. Disclaimer: I only own this plot and not the characters and the novel. Credits to the real author of The Book Thief, Markus Zusak. All rights reserved to autumnavenue. Copyright 2014-2015.