The Boy in The Striped Pajamas Book
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne is a poignant and heart-wrenching story about a young boy named Bruno who befriends a boy on the other side of a concentration camp fence during World War II, unaware of the true nature of the camp. The novel follows the story of Bruno, a 9-year-old boy from Berlin who was sent to “Out-with” along with his father, a Commandant in Hitler’s army, his mum, his 12-year-old-sister Gretel – whom he calls a “Hopeless Case” – and Maria the maid. They start living in a house which is a small and lonely place. Bruno doesn’t like it at all and misses his friends back in Berlin.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas tells the story of Bruno, a young German boy growing up during World War II. As a nine-year-old, Bruno lived in his own world of imagination. He enjoyed reading adventure stories and going on expeditions to explore the lesser-known corners of his family’s massive house in Berlin.