The boy in the striped pyjamas

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A story of innocence existing within the most terrible evil, this is the fictional tale of two young boys caught up in events beyond their control.

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Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war.

‘Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone’

Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the ‘Fury’? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to ‘Out-With’ ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won’t explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it – he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas. But why can’t they ever play together?

‘A small wonder of a book’ Guardian

BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.

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Weight 0.172 kg
Dimensions 18.8 × 12.9 × 1.6 cm
Book_author

Boyne, John

Publisher

Vintage Children's Classics

Imprint

Vintage Children's Classics

Cover

Paperback

Pages

223

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Young Adult / Code: C

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