death says that liesal was a girl with a mountain to climb. what is her mountain

Liesel does have a mountain to climb. Her father killed, her brother dead and her mother has left them for their own safety: Liesel has no family. Liesel must navigate the terrifying world of Nazi Germany. Liesel, however, does have climbing partners. The Hubermans, Max, Rudy and other sympathetic characters help Liesel cary on through sharing the suffering and the pain, the sacred and profane. This is how Liesel climbs her mountain.