2007, New York: David Fickling Books.
ISBN: 9780385751537
216 pages
Annotation: A nine year old boy must leave Berlin with his family because his father has been promoted to be in charge of a concentration camp.
Summary: Bruno along with his older sister and parent, leave his beloved Berlin to live in a boring house at Auschwitz . Bruno doesn't understand why his father must work there and be in charge. From a window in their new house Bruno sees a large fenced in area where a lot of people are wearing what he believes to be striped pajamas. Out of boredom Bruno begins exploring the area by walking along the fence line. He meets a boy, his age, that sits on the other side of the fence. Seeing how hungry and thin the boy is Bruno sneaks him food across the fence. Wanting to help his new friend find his dad, Bruno crawls under the fence and disguises himself in the striped pajamas his friend found for him. Bruno's family does not know of Bruno's friend or that he crosses the fence line.
Rank: 4.5 Stars-A different perspective on the World War II experience.
