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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

John Boyne

Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this powerful read that USA Today called "as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.”   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 to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people 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 from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.

GenresYoung Adult FictionHistoricalHolocaustSocial ThemesPrejudice & RacismFriendship

240 pages, 21 editions

English edition · First published 2006 by Random House Digital Inc. · ISBN 9780307494238

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Editions

21 editions

English

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Random House Digital Inc. · 2008 · ISBN 9780307494238 This page
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Gale, a Cengage Company · 2023 · ISBN 9798885785273
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Deluxe Illustrated Edition) · Random House Digital Inc. · 2017 · ISBN 9781524766535
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable · Alfred A. Knopf · 2016 · ISBN 9780399559310
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable · Alfred A. Knopf · 2016 · ISBN 9781524721008
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Random House UK · 2016 · ISBN 9781448198283
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Shell Education · 2015 · ISBN 9781480785076
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Downloadable Teaching Unit · Prestwick House, Incorporated · 2012 · ISBN 9781620190555
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Teaching Unit · Prestwick House, Incorporated · 2012 · ISBN 9781620190548
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Marco Book Company · 2011 · ISBN 9780784835142
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable · Ember · 2011 · ISBN 9780385751896
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Random House · 2010 · ISBN 9781849920797
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Baker & Taylor, CATS · 2009 · ISBN 9781439572764
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · David Fickling Books · 2007 · ISBN 9780385751537
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Random House Children's Books · 2007 · ISBN 9781484484456
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Turtleback · 2007 · ISBN 9781417818235
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Thorndike Press · 2007 · ISBN 9780786294251
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable · David Fickling Books · 2006 · ISBN 9780385751070
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · Listening Library · 2006 · ISBN 9780739337745
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable · David Fickling Books · 2006 · ISBN 9780385751063
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · National Geographic Books · 2006 · ISBN 9780739337059

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