The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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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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I had mixed feelings about this book. I felt like parts of the story were not quite believable or at least highly improbable. Bruno was not a very bright nine year old and I wanted him to have more interaction with his mother. The story was written in a very simplistic style for a younger audience however that didn't add or take away anything for me. On the plus side, I liked the creative twist of the ending in that the author created a scenario that causes one to think about the possibility of things not always being the way you think they are.
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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I had mixed feelings about this book. I felt like parts of the story were not quite believable or at least highly improbable. Bruno was not a very bright nine year old and I wanted him to have more interaction with his mother. The story was written in a very simplistic style for a younger audience however that didn't add or take away anything for me. On the plus side, I liked the creative twist of the ending in that the author created a scenario that causes one to think about the possibility of things not always being the way you think they are.
mailed to a friend for her birthday
Thanks for the birthday book! I have been wanting to read this one for ages!
