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5. Why does Liesel's mother give her up to foster care?

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She is fostered by the Hubermanns after her biological father "abandons" their family due to being a Communist, her brother dies, and her mother is forced to send her to a foster home to avoid Nazi persecution.

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Why did Liesel's mother leave her? ... Liesel's mother was constantly sick and did not have enough money to take care of her children. Liesel's mom thought someone else could properly care and educate her children.

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