Max

Max Maxiboy (as I like to call him) is a Jewish man living in the basement of the Hubermann's home. His father saved Hans's life in WWI, but that's a completely different story. Since this book is taking place during World War II, the Jews are trying to hide from the Nazis where they take them to concentration camps. Near the end of the book, Max runs away from the Hubermanns. He leaves Liesel with a book that he wrote for her. He ends up at a German concentration camp, but miraculously survives it. Like it says in the plot, he returns to see Liesel once again several years later.