THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS John Boyne

The cover of the book is striped in a dull blue and white,reminiscent of the title. The cover of the book is striped in a dull blue and white,reminiscent of the title.

The story is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the jacket but in this case we think that would spoil the book. We think it is important that you start to read withouth knowing what it is about. The story is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the jacket but in this case we think that would spoil the book. We think it is important that you start to read withouth knowing what it is about.

The story is very difficult to describe.

Usually we give some clues about the book on the jacket but in this case we think that would spoil the book.

We think it is important that you start to read withouth knowing what it is about.

If you start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. (Though this isn’t a book for nine-year-olds) And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence. If you start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. (Though this isn’t a book for nine-year-olds) And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence.

If you start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno.

(Though this isn’t a book for nine-year-olds)

And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence.

Fences like this exist all over the world. We hope you never have to encounter such a fence. Fences like this exist all over the world. We hope you never have to encounter such a fence.

Fences like this exist all over the world.

We hope you never have to encounter such a fence.

“This is a book about innocence walking into darness” David Fickling publisher

“This is a book about innocence walking into darness”

David Fickling publisher

“ A fine addition to a once taboo area of history…packed with overtones that remain in the imagination” The Independent “ Truly a well written, touching story…reading it is a experience that I know will resonate with me for a long time” The Star, Malaysa “ A small wonder of book ” The Guardian “ Once in a while readers are presented with a book so powerful and so moving that it drives them to think about its contents long after they have finished the last page. It is such a novel…it’s a powerful and emotionally – charged piece of literature”. Yorkshire Evening Post

There have been many Holocaust novels for children but this one is unusual in several ways: - The point of view- that of the son of the commandant of Auschwitz, giving the author the challenge of making the son of the leader of a genocide factory sympathetic for young readers without offending. - The way he goes about this- by making his main character naive and protected from the reality of the situation.