The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Good for readers who want historical fiction about childhood innocence, moral blindness, and the human cost of the Holocaust.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
About the book
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.
Our take
A #1 bestseller called “as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank” by USA Today, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas follows Bruno, a lonely boy in 1942 Berlin whose family moves near a desolate place bordered by a tall fence. His friendship with a boy on the other side leads to devastating consequences, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 34,000 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want historical fiction about childhood innocence, moral blindness, and the human cost of the Holocaust.
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