In the basement of 33 Himmel Street, Max Vandenburg could feel the fists of an entire nation. One by one they climbed into the ring to beat him down. They made him bleed. They let him suffer. Millions of them—until one last time, when he gathered himself to his feet...
The Book Thief (ed. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007) - ISBN: 9780307433848