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Product description
Berlin, 1942. When nine-year-old Bruno gets home from school one day, he finds his belongings being packed up in crates. His father has received a promotion, and the family must move to a new house far away, where there is no-one to play with and nothing to do. When they arrive at their new home, Bruno is baffled by its isolation, and by the razor-wire fence which stretches around it. Surely there must be more to this desolate place than meets the eye? And who is the boy across the fence, wearing striped pyjamas? Subtly written yet devastatingly powerful, this is an unforgettable Holocaust tale of innocence and evil.
“A small wonder of a book” The Guardian
“Quite impossible to put down, this is the rare kind of book that doesn’t leave your head for days.” The Bookseller
Product Details
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781862305274
Publisher
Date published
September 11th, 2008
Accelerated Reader
AR book level: 5.8; Upper years; 7.0 points
Other details
- 224 pages
Condition
New
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sapphire222
on 30 January 2017It’s so compelling and emotional. Such a deep story told so simply. I was gripped and by the end I was in tears. I definitely suggest reading this book!
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emerald234
on 13 December 2016So touching!!! I recommend this for 9 and up. John Boyne writes really great books!
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Roodieroo
on 8 March 2014I loved this book made me cry
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Emily0524
on 24 April 2013‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ is written by John Boyne.
It is about a boy called Bruno who is moved from his perfect house in Berlin to Auschwitz. He has no one to play with until he finds a boy called Shmeul who is a Jew. Of course Bruno doesn’t know this. They become best friends as time goes on and eventually Shmeul asks Bruno to go under the fence to help him find his Father. Bruno doesn’t think anything unusual of it and goes under the fence….........................
Written by : Emily
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natashakrywald
on 9 March 2013touching and moving story, more for older readers. use insight to discover more about the war and people. my favrouite charecter was either shmuel (the jewish freind of brunos on the other side of the fence) or bruno himself as they are the best of freinds. its got a good moral of don’t mess with things that don’t concern you
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queenie13
on 9 March 2013love this book
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CookieM
on 9 March 2013This is a beautiful sad story that always makes me cry but i LOVED reading it
5 out of 5 -
Dandy1
on 21 September 2012I love this book it is soo sad and it moves my heart! I don’t really like the ending but thats a deatail! I will never forget it!
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Wildcat95
on 2 September 2012This book is so sad, but i loved it!!! this book just shows how terrible word war two was.
5 out of 5 -
bopunited
on 24 January 2012i loves this book i read it and whached the film
5 out of 5 -
flossy1998
on 21 October 2011I watched the film , Very Touching
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CoolFliss
on 17 June 2011i loved it it was great but quite sad i would recommend it to over 8 year olds READ IT its worth it!
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123fluffybun
on 10 May 2011this book just shows how sad world war 2 and the holocost really was. I’m learning about world war 2 now, and I wanted to read the book, as the front cover looks quite good
5 out of 5 -
fizzpop01
on 3 March 2011this book is one of the greatest book i’ve ever read but its quite sad
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molru
on 15 February 2010This is the most heart breaking book in the world it just shows how hard life was.
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noggin11
on 19 December 2009This book is one of the best books ever. it is about a boy called bruno who unfortunately has to move away from his home in berlin. if you want to know more just read the book
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hannahmontanafan
on 10 October 2009I absolutely LOVED the book and the film. It is sooo sad. I am another religion so this story means a lot more to me and I understand this. It just shows that if you serve evil to others evil will get served to you. It is also a really gripping story. My dad always tells me about these evil, cruel people and how I would be dead if I was born at that time. He also said that people like me had to fight for our independence.
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AGirlWithBrainsxx
on 7 October 2009very good but also very sad ill also give this a 5 star because it was realli good
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maisie1998
on 3 August 2009very good book got it for my birthday i couldnt put it down for one second soo sad as well boy in the striped pjs is a great book
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SandLoves1D
on 17 July 2009I have read this book never made it to the end cos it is soooo sad! But iv seen the film and the film is cool to. :-)
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Ben05
on 6 June 2009This book is an excellent book, and after reading it, I immediately started finding out about the other books which he has written. The Dare, is also a tremendous book! The Boy in Striped Pyjamas is set during the Second World War.
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ezzy96
on 26 April 2009This book was INCREDIBLE! I read it with my english class and whilst we were reading i burst out crying! Its such a serious book about such a tragic event yet john boyne manages to add a little humour to the book. The most amazing book i have ever read i give it 10out of 10!!! I am now reading it for a third time!
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buffythevampireslayer09
on 20 January 2009The boy in the striped pyjamas is about a boy called Bruno and he moves house and he findes a secret path to a concentration camp and he meets a boy and he was a jew and the secretly become friends when they’re not supposed to and it was very good but in the end the boy in the camp’s father was took to a place to be killed but he didn’t know and Bruno digs a hole to get into the camp… [spoiler!]
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bookworm7
on 23 October 2008this book was a-maz-in’. it is the best book eva!i didn’t want to put it down that is how good it is. i read the end over & over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 out of 5
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rochelle
on 23 February 2010
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it is a brillent book i hope i get tthe other one thx it is a great book thank you