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The boy in the Striped Pajamas : : a Fable

Boyne, John, 1971- Book - 2006 Teen Book / Fiction / Historical / Boyne, John, Teen Fiction / Boyne, John 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.4 out of 5

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Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.

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Sad submitted by xjasx on June 17, 2012, 11:26pm Such a sad book, it shows how the families relationship at first is kind of ripped apart, until the youngest son makes a new friend who turns out to be a jew. They become best friends but the ending is so sad...

Amazing!!!! submitted by pbapat on June 19, 2012, 3:03pm this is a great book, wonderfully written! the ending is really sad, but its a must-read!

Heart tugging submitted by bruegelpie on June 21, 2012, 12:28pm This a heartwarming tale of a young boy who moves with his family right outside a concentration camp during WWII. Bruno, who is 9 years old, misses his friends back home in Berlin. One day as he is trying to escape his loneliness, he starts exploring the fenced in camp he sees from his bedroom window every day. As he walks along the fence he meet a young boy his same age with the same except birthday and they become fast friends.

Because the story is told through Bruno, his innocence is reflected as he tries to imagine why his friend and hundreds of other people are living inside the fence and why they all wear the same black and white striped pajamas. He eventually learns that they are Jewish and he is not, but he still never seems to understand the reason they are divided. The friendship they form is sweet and innocent, although his Jewish friend knows more than he lets on to Bruno but somehow doesn't seem to want to frighten or disappoint his new found friend.

This book will open questions as to what really happened during this time in our history, but is a great introduction to discussing the impact of World War II on citizens of every age, race and religion. A great story with a surprise ending!

Upsetting submitted by Motomori on June 17, 2015, 11:44am This was a really upsetting book. It made me cry in the end. It was an amazing tale of the events occurring in Germany and Poland in the late thirties to the mid forties. Told by a nine year old boy named Bruno, this was a heart tugging classic that should be read by all ages.

Very Moving submitted by peterflorence on July 25, 2018, 9:56am This book is a must read for anyone interested in WWII. Very sad, but an amazing read!

Worth Reading submitted by jw on August 11, 2018, 3:13pm Sad but worth reading

In Striped Pajamas submitted by i'm a blobfish on June 14, 2019, 6:10pm About the story of two boys, separated by a wall of barbed wire. This story takes place in WWII. It's really sad, but I really recommend you to read it, if you can take a little bit of heartbreak.

Alright submitted by c_zhang on June 27, 2019, 11:13pm It's a very sad book. At times it's frustrating how slow it moves, but it's devastating and tragic.

The boy in the Striped Pajamas : : a Fable submitted by Varshini on July 26, 2019, 11:44pm A historical fiction book from WWII. It wasn't very good but it wasn't terrible either.

Good book submitted by jasonc1177 on July 31, 2019, 8:03pm Great author and amazing book!@@@

Good submitted by autumnmist on August 15, 2019, 4:13am Such a sad and good book.

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PUBLISHED
New York : David Fickling Books, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 334 pages.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 1080

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780385751537
0385751079
0385751060
9780399559310

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Jeffers, Oliver.

SUBJECTS
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) -- Fiction.
Concentration camps -- Poland -- Fiction.
Nazis -- Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Fiction.