The Book Theif
von Lauren Krohn
1. Heinz Hermann
1.1. Mayor of Molching
1.2. Husband of Ilsa
2. Franz Deutscher
2.1. Hitler youth leader
2.2. Beats Rudy up in the street for throwing a rock at his head
3. Tommy Muller
3.1. Friend and classmate of Leisel
3.2. Hearing problems due to a chronic ear infection
3.3. Gnerally helpless and relies on the support of Rudy
4. Pfiffikus
4.1. Old man with habit of whistling
5. Max Vandenburg
5.1. He comes to befriend Liesel as the two share their respective nightmares
5.2. A Jew who hides in Huberman's basement
5.3. Wracked with anguish and guilt over leaving his family to save himself
6. Hans Junior Huberman
6.1. Hans and Rosa's only son
6.2. Ashamed of his father's kindness towards the Jews and accuses him of being a coward for not supporting Hitler
6.3. Serves in the German Army in Russia
7. Barbara Steiner
7.1. Rudy's Mother
8. Werner Meminger
8.1. Liesel's six-year-old brother who dies at the beginning
9. Walter Kugler
9.1. Max's best friend
9.2. Fighting partners
9.3. Walter helps Max hide from the Nazis and arranges for Max to stay at Hans
10. Johann Hermann
10.1. Ilsa's son who froze to death in 1918, presumably while fighting in World War I
11. Ilsa Hermann
11.1. The mayor's wife
11.2. Spent decades mourning the death of her son Johann
11.3. Witnesses Liesel stealing a book from the book burning and invites Liesel into her home library to read
11.4. Ilsa and her husband take Liesel into their home after Hans and Rosa are killed
12. Frau Holtzapfel
12.1. Neighbor of the Hubermanns who has feuded with Rosa for a long time
12.2. Frau Holtzapfel is emotionally ruined by the death of one of her sons, and after Michael commits suicide, she quietly awaits Death
13. Hans Huberman
13.1. An amateur accordion player, Hans is a tall, gentle man with a remarkable amount of integrity and bravery
13.2. His compassion sets a strong example for Liesel, who is soothed by his presence
13.3. Impulsive kindness ultimately gets him in trouble, and he is conscripted to serve in a dangerous air raid recovery unit
13.4. Survives this assignment, but ultimately dies in the air raid that hits Molching at the end of the novel
14. Frau Olendrich
14.1. Liesel and Rudy’s teacher
15. Mr. Herbert Jenson
15.1. Hides in the Fielders’ basement during air raids
16. Karin Steiner
16.1. One of Rudy's sisters
17. Kurt Steiner
17.1. Rudy's older brother
18. Bettina Steiner
18.1. Rudy's sister
19. Reinhold Zucker
19.1. Air Raid Special Unit member who trades seats with Hans on a truck
20. Michael Holtzapfel
20.1. Frau Holtzapfel’s son who returns from the war injured
21. Robert Holtzapfel
21.1. Never returns from the war
21.2. Michael's brother
22. Boris Schipper
22.1. Air Raid Special Unit sergeant during World War One
22.2. Hans Hubermann is a member of his unit.
23. Herr Heckenstalker
23.1. A supervising teacher who oversees the humiliating medical examination of Rudy and other boys who are being considered for elite Nazi schools
24. Jugen Schwartz
24.1. School boy who is examined by Herr Heckenstaller
25. Olaf Spiegel
25.1. School boy who is examined by Herr Heckenstaller
26. Dieter Westheimer
26.1. Owner of a bar called the Knoller
27. Paula Meminger
27.1. Leisel's mother
27.2. Communist
28. Andy Schmeikl
28.1. Ludwig's older brother
29. Victor Chemmel
29.1. Second leader of group of theifs
29.2. Wealthy but steals for excitement
29.3. He beats Rudy for his insolence
30. Death
30.1. Dryly cynical narrator of The Book Thief
30.2. Uses color to distracts its self
31. Frau Henrich
31.1. Woman from the foster care agency who facilitates the transfer of Liesel to the Hubermanns.
32. The Fuhrer
32.1. Hitler
32.2. Leader of Germany
33. Trudy Huberman
33.1. Hans and Rosa's adult daughter
34. Eric Vandenburg
34.1. Max's father who served in World War I with Hans
34.2. Saves Hans' life by volunteering him for a writing assignment on the day he and everyone else in his regiment are killed in battle
34.3. Taught Hans to play the accordion, and Hans' accordion was originally Erik's
35. Frau Diller
35.1. V ery pro-Nazi shopkeeper who refuses service to anyone who does not salute and say "Heil Hitler"
36. Arther Berg
36.1. Leader of a small group of thieves
36.2. Arthur is very kind to the others, divvying up their gains fairly and sharing with everyone the food brought to him by Rudy and Liesel
37. Ludwig S.
37.1. Ludwig taunts Liesel for not being able to read, and Liesel beats him up
38. Rudy S.
38.1. Liesel's best friend
38.2. Rudy is motivated throughout the novel by his love for Liesel
38.3. Dies in an air raid at the end of the novel
39. Alex Steiner
39.1. R udy's father, a tailor who does not hate the Jews, but was somewhat relieved when the Jewish tailors competing with him were driven out of town
40. Otto Sturm
40.1. A classmate of Liesel's who delivers food to the church every week
40.2. Liesel and Rudy knock him off his bicycle and rob him
41. Liesel M.
41.1. Protaganist
41.2. She learns to read and soon finds comfort in the written word
41.3. Liesel learns the power of words to influence humans to act towards both good and evil as she experiences the beauty and the brutality of humanity
42. Rosa Huberman
42.1. Hans' wife and Liesel's foster mother
42.2. A squat woman who makes some money doing laundry for wealthy neighbors
42.3. Maintains order in the household through difficult times, but her spirit is steadily beat down by several the events in the novel
43. Mrs. Jenson
43.1. Hides in the Fielders’ basement during air raids
44. Anna - Marie S.
44.1. Nun
44.2. Liesel and Rudy's Teacher
45. Emma Steiner
45.1. Rudy's sister
46. Rudolf
46.1. Dead boy Hans found on the street
47. Herr Fiedler
47.1. Family that lives six houses down from the Memingers
47.2. Basement serves as a bomb shelter during air raids
48. Rolf Schultz
48.1. Died in the bomb shealter
49. Frau Hallah
49.1. Lady in bomb shealter with Hubermans
50. The Fielders
50.1. Basement is used as bomb shealter
