The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by Boyne, John
HolocaustFriendshipJewish PeopleNazisYoung Adults' ChoiceYALSA Best Books for YAGrade 8: Top 20 Fiction/Nonfiction BooksGrade 9: Top 20 Fiction/Nonfiction Books
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AR Book Level
5.8
AR Points
7
Word Count
46,778
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
109203 EN
About this book
Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Text contains violence and ethnic slurs.