The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Holocaust
4.3
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John Boyne
Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this powerful read that USA Today called "as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.” Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance. But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
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Author
John Boyne
Pages
240
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2008-12-18
ISBN
0307494233 9780307494238
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Listened to the audiobook recently, I saw the movie first and forgot the tragic thing that happened and remembered now while listening to the book. It’s such a good book about a child developing a friendship with no thought of judging the new person of who they are, not letting others’ prejudices and judgments influence them (mostly because they didn’t understand) but it’s tragic for the somewhat unforeseen ending."
"An Emotional 🥲 read"
M J
Marie J Ervin
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