The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
A Fable
Readers rate it 3.8 (815 on Hardcover)
215 pages · Released 2006 · David Fickling Books
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A note for parents
This Holocaust novel uses the perspective of a Nazi officer's young son to explore themes of friendship, innocence, and complicity during one of history's darkest periods. While violence is not graphically depicted on-page, the historical context—a concentration camp—creates profound dread and emotional weight, culminating in a tragic ending. The book is emotionally mature and historically significant, best suited for readers ready to engage thoughtfully with difficult moral questions and historical atrocity.
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From the publisher
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Character driven
- Not Diverse Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Unloveable Characters
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- Strong Character Development
- A mix driven
- sad
- emotional
- dark
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ISBN 9780385751070 · David Fickling Books