The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
This story is about a young boy named Bruno whose father is one of the Commanders of the Army that is taking over Poland and removing the Jews. In this story, the boy and his family moves from Berlin to Out-With, better known as Auschwitz. Bruno looks out his window one day and sees a fenced in area with thousands of people inside, which were all wearing striped pajamas. Bruno then decides to explore this place and walks along the fence until he discovers a boy his age named Shmuel. The boys talk everyday until the day that Bruno discovers that he will be returning to Berlin and will never be able to see Shmuel again. On the last day that Bruno is there, he finally convinces Shmuel to take Bruno inside the fence. This day however, turns out very wrong as the two boys try to find Shmuel’s father.
I would give this book a four and a half out of five stars because it is well written, but is a tad elementary for a high school student. I think that a middle school reader that enjoys historical stories that show someone that could have been there during that point in history would enjoy this book. However, I do not recommend this book to an average high school student, unless they are looking for a light read. Overall, however, the story line is a very serious point in history and could be thought about more deeply if read by a high school student. The book, in my opinion, was well written and has a good historical story line.
I think that this book was great because of the way the author put the main character as a young innocent boy. This point of view allows the reader to see what the world was like back then through his eyes and prospective. Another praise about this book is that the story was exciting and at some points unexpected of what was going to happen to some of the characters. This gives the reader some mystery to look forward to uncovering if they continue to read. This gives the book a good pace that can draw a reader in, and making them finish the book so that they will find out what happens to the boys.
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