The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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Hardcover
Author: John Boyne
Publisher: Knopf
Publish Date: September 2006
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.8
EAN: 9780385751063

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Overview

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.

Details

Pages: 224
Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 1.2 in
Lexile Score: 1000
Interest Level: Upper Grade (UG)
Point Value: 7
ISBN: 0385751060

Awards

2013 Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Second Place (Young Adult)
2010 Iowa Teen Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2009 Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner (Intermediate/Grades 7-9)