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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

Bruno moves from Berlin to the middle of nowhere. On "the other side of the fence" there are lots of people, but  Bruno is too young to understand that he can't go over there because where all those people are is a concentration camp. Bruno makes friends with Shmuel, who is from the concentration camp. At the end of the story something VERY sad happens to Bruno and Shmuel. I wont tell you what happens even though I really want you to find out! It is so sad. This story takes place during the time when Hitler wanted to kill all Jews because they were "different" from other people. Even though I'm not Jewish, I think Hitler was very, very stupid and wrong to even THINK ABOUT DOING THAT and then he was even more stupid to actually DO THAT!

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submitted by Kirby B, age 11
(July 20, 2008 - 4:33 pm)
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READ THIS BOOK it is GREAT  ( but very sad)

submitted by kirby
(July 30, 2008 - 6:00 pm)

This is one of the saddest books i know. i haven't read it in English, only Norwegian. It's good in Norwegian (though i guess I'm probably the only one here who can read Norwegian! lol)

submitted by Laurel T., age 13, Houston, TX
(September 4, 2008 - 6:24 pm)

I completely agree with you! It was so sad! That is so cool that you speak and read Norweigan!

submitted by A B, age 12, OR
(January 18, 2009 - 5:59 pm)

The movie was GREAT.  Is the book better? 

submitted by BellaTrix ✌ ♡
(January 26, 2009 - 6:09 pm)

I haven't seen the movie but the book is WAY better, because I have seen the commercials fo rthe movie and it doesn't look all that good... Is the movie sad?? The book is kind of sad.....

submitted by Kirby
(January 31, 2009 - 2:16 pm)

The movie is sad (but good) , and I guess the endings are the same, because something sad happened. I haven't read the book yet, but my dad says I should.

submitted by Teresa T., age 12, Irvine, CA
(April 10, 2009 - 9:09 pm)

BTW cool ! You read it in NORWEIGEN!!! WOW! Cool!

submitted by Kirby
(January 31, 2009 - 2:16 pm)

Even though it was a short read, it was really meaningful, educational, sad,etc. Should I watch the movie or no?

submitted by Brianna , age 13, New York (not N
(January 31, 2010 - 4:03 pm)

O.K LISTEN I HAVE WATCHED THE MOVIE FOUND IT GREAT PLEASE DONT JUDGE AND WOULD LIKE TO READ THE BOOK, I KNOW THE MOVIE ISNT ALWAYS AS GOOD AS THE BOOK BUT WE STILL CAN LIKE THE MOVIE! NOT SAYING, ANYBODY, IS SAYING THE MOVIE IS BAD BUT YEAH I THINK THE BOOK WILL BE BETTER  I THINK THAT BOOKS ARE BETTER 

 

 

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submitted by BOOK GIRL, age 11, VT
(March 9, 2017 - 5:21 pm)