The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

By John Boyne

50 ratings 68 reviews 96 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 9 - 12Grades 10 - 9n/a5.846778
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about. If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. Though this isn't a book for nine-year-olds. And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence. We hope you never have to cross such a fence.
Publisher: Vintage Classics
ISBN-13: 9780099572862
ISBN-10: 0099572869
Published on 8/2/2012
Binding: Paperback

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Val Val

This book can be very emotional to some readers. And the time is set back when the Germans were putting Jews in camps because of there religion. Its about this German boy has to move because his farther got a job and he meets a boy inside this fenced in area.
inferape inferape

I haven't read it but I saw the movie. It's based on the World War ll, and there is a boy who has a lot of money, lives in a giant house and his dad is a soldier. One day they went to live to another house neer a jail. The boy with a lot of money wanted doesn't know that the jail is a jail he thinks it is a farm. He goes neer the jail and makes friends with a boy in the jail. Then the book tells what happens. At the end the boys die.
luvthelexie luvthelexie

OMG THIS BOOK... was AMAZING. and the movie is usually worse than the book, but the movie was the same as the book. it was only a little better because i was experiencing the book. i CRIED. JUST, SO GOOD.
emomunkey emomunkey

one of the sadest coolest books i have ever read
politic politic

such a sad story i want cry i read it once and saw the movie like 4 times i cried 4 hours after the movie.
Xavier Proud Xavier Proud

This Book is awsome, although I didnt read it the movie is good and it has a twist on it. The main people is a 2 nine year old boys and Shummal and Bruno. Hope you read or see it.
zjhou zjhou

I never like sad storeys!
Lorelei Lake Lorelei Lake

I read the book and have not seen the movie yet. I liked this story because it was told in the voice of a child. This boy seems so innocent - and sometimes silly. You want to have some background knowledge of concentration camps / holocaust before reading this.
fluffpuff fluffpuff

it was so good but sad
pinkgiraffe pinkgiraffe

Book ihave to read for language arts. Very good about world war 2 and a boy whos dad is a high ranking nazi.