The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Young Reader's Choice Award - Intermediate Division)
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.
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.
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Readers say *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas* is an emotional and accessible story from a child's innocent perspective, making it touching and suitable...
The story itself is interesting, but the author's writing style was not appealing to me. I understand that it is how a nine-year old would narrate a story, but I felt it damaged the author's empathy towards the kid. Instead of understanding this innocent way of looking at the world, I sometimes found myself frustrated at Bruno's ignorance.
I wasn't sure another Nazi book would be worth reading and boy was I wrong. A fresh look on a well known topic. Creative and thought-provoking. Enjoyed the interview with the author at the end too.
Good book. Wanted a longer story, but although it was short, it communicated a lot. Too bad grown-ups are not as blind as children are sometimes.
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