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PublisherRandom House Children's Books

ISBN-100385751532

ISBN-139780385751537

eBay Product ID (ePID)61769144

Product Key Features

Book TitleBoy in the Striped Pajamas

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicHistorical / Holocaust, General, People & Places / Europe, Social Themes / Friendship, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Historical / Military & Wars

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorJohn Boyne

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.2 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

Reviews"Certain to be one of the publishing sensations of 2006." -The Observer(U.K.) "A memorable and moving story." -The Oxford Times(U.K.) "A small wonder of a book." -The Guardian(U.K.) "A book so simple, so seemingly effortless, that it's almost perfect." -The Irish Independent "An extraordinary book." -The Irish Examiner From the Hardcover edition., "Certain to be one of the publishing sensations of 2006." - The Observer (U.K.) "A memorable and moving story." - The Oxford Times (U.K.) "A small wonder of a book." - The Guardian (U.K.) "A book so simple, so seemingly effortless, that it's almost perfect." - The Irish Independent "An extraordinary book." - The Irish Examiner From the Hardcover edition., "Certain to be one of the publishing sensations of 2006." - The Observer (U.K.) "A memorable and moving story." - The Oxford Times (U.K.) "A small wonder of a book." - The Guardian (U.K.) "A book so simple, so seemingly effortless, that it's almost perfect." - The Irish Independent "An extraordinary book." - The Irish Examiner

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromSeventh Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey DecimalFIC

SynopsisTwo 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., "Powerful and unsettling. . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank ." -- USA Today 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.