The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

Age Range
8-12 years
Reading Level
Proficient Reader
Category
Middle Grade
Pages
216
Published
2006

About This Book

Nine-year-old Bruno knows only that his family has moved from Berlin to a place called Out-With, and that on the other side of the fence live people in striped pajamas. His friendship with Shmuel, a boy on the other side, is told in a naive, devastating fable that uses a child's innocence to illuminate the incomprehensible horror of the Holocaust.

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