Friday, February 20, 2009

The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

In this book a boy who has a father that is a general for the Germans in WW2 has to move to a new house that is right next to a concentration camp. While there the boy is told to stay away from the back of the yard because that is where the camp is. One day the boy (Bruno) decides to go adventuring and then finds himself at the fence separating him from the camp. There he finds a boy who is just sitting there. These two boys then become friends and talk almost everyday. One day Bruno is told they are moving back to his old home. Bruno then decides to go see his friend one last time and wants to go into the concentration camp. What will happen?

Related Books
  • The Yellow Star
  • The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank
  • The Book Thief
  • I am the Messenger
  • Counting on Grace

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