The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Contributor(s): Boyne, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385751060 ISBN-13: 9780385751063 Publisher: David Fickling Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2006 Annotation: 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 from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see 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 to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences. |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2005033596 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 12-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 7-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 1000(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" L (0.70 lbs) 224 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 1940's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Iowa Teen Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2010 Colorado Blue Spruce Award, Second Place, Young Adult, 2013 Young Reader's Choice Award, Winner, Intermediate/Grades 7-9, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/17/2006 pg. 158 Booklist 07/01/2006 pg. 48 Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2006 pg. 836 School Library Journal 09/01/2006 pg. 202 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2006 pg. 575 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2006 pg. 60 Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2006 pg. 420 - Recommended - Better Than Most Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 64 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 109203 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
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Publisher Description: 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. |
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