The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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Author: John Boyne
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is set during World War II and is about a German family who move house because of the fathers' work as a Nazi Commandant. The youngest child Bruno, goes exploring one day and finds a little boy his age called Shmuel who is a Jew and living in a concentration camp. Bruno doesn't know what a concentration camp is but he decides that he wants to live there with Shmuel. So the two of them played for a day and then they were told they had to strip off and get into a room with all the other men at the camp. This is a brilliant story with lots of excitement and a mind changing ending.


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  • Cooper Hay's story

    I have seen the film and read some of the book of this, it is a very touching and interesting story. It didn't sound very good when I heard about it but now I've seen it and read it, I think it is bri...

  • Rosie Lombardi's story

    I wanted to read the book because my mum said it was very enjoyable and had a good story. It also made me want to read it because it had no blurb so this made me very curious. This book changed my li...

  • Hilary McCall's story

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas changed my life because it made me realise what it was like in World War II from a German and a Jew's point of view. I never thought that living in a concentration camp...

  • Nabeel Salim's story

    Situated in World War II, this emotional novel could change anyone's life. This is a heartwarming and sad story although I would recommend it to everyone. This made me think in a different way about...

  • Rachel Gracie's story

    The Boy in the striped Pyjamas by John Boyne is set during the Second World War and takes you through the life of Bruno , a nine year old Boy. He is curious and clumsy but very caring too. He lives wi...