| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Contributor(s): Boyne, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385751060 ISBN-13: 9780385751063 Publisher: David Fickling Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: 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 from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see 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 to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005033596 |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109203 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |