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Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. The 10th Anniversary ed., Ember,
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Borrowing this from the local library, I started to read this spectacular book by John Boyne. The first sentence really caught me in the plot and I am certain that no one would be able to put the book down after the following opening:

One afternoon, when Bruno came home from school, he was surprised to find Maria, the family's maid - who always kept her head bowed and never looked up from the carpet - standing in his bedroom, pulling all his belongings out of the wardrobe and packing them in four large wooden crate, even things he'd hidden at the back that belonged to him and were nobody else's business.

This book is about a nine year old boy named Bruno, who has to leave his five storey house in Berlin to move to an isolated house out of the country, he is extremely annoyed as he has to leave behind all his friends and he would have no one to play with there.

However, he meets a boy named Shmuel, who is a Jew and lives on the other side of the 'fence' with many other people, where they are treated extremely badly and are not given much food. They quickly become friends and Bruno often smuggles some food for Shmuel. Beginning to get used to the life here, Bruno was informed that he, along with his sister and mother, would all be moving back to Berlin because this was not a suitable environment to bring up two young children. However, just before their departure date, Bruno does something that no one will ever forget...

In this fantastic book, my favourite character is Bruno because he is a nice, caring person and is not afraid to take risks. For example, he brings food to Shmuel, knowing that if he was caught he would be is serious trouble. Additionally, Bruno is an extremely clever person. Due to his love for exploring, he is not afraid to face danger, which he does at the end of the book. He is a great role model for any young boy.

I would recommend this amazing book to anyone over the age of eleven, due to its stunning plot and the way that John Boyne has kept the reader hooked into the book. It also involves lots of tension and suspense, which grips the reader to enjoy this book.

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The Boy In Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne - review

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Borrowing this from the local library, I started to read this spectacular book by John Boyne.

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"He wore the same striped pyjamas that all the people on the other side of the fence wore, and a striped cloth cap on his head. He wasn't wearing any shoes or socks and his feet were rather dirty. On his arm he wore an armband with a star on it" (Page 106)

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Jack Scanlon (Shmuel). I think he was a great member of the cast for the movie. He perfectly outlined who he played (Shmuel) and was great at showing his emotion and body. The way he looked for the role was super accurate and the team nailed it for how he looked in the production.

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I would definitely recommend this book. This is a book that will for sure open your eyes about the past, and learn about the Holocaust in a different way than you may think. Although the book is not fit for anyone under the age of 10 or 11, I think everyone should read this once in their life.

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By John, Boyne

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I really liked this book review because it perfectly outlines the story. For me, the book reviews that are the best give a summary of the story and then go in-depth on it and who it's recommended for. This review definitely did that. It outlines a powerful story and I agree with everything the review says. Especially the fact that it shouldn't be read by anyone young but it should be read by everyone sometime in their life.

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I think this quote is compelling because in Bruno's eyes he thinks Shmuel is just some strange boy in pajamas. But he doesn't fully realize the pain and suffering he has been through because he is a Jew, and is in a concentration camp. This also symbolizes the rest of the world because they didn't know that 6 million Jews would pass in this event known as the Holocaust. Also, Bruno finds out, later on, that his father runs the camp and purposefully puts these people into torture and murders them randomly. In another quote, his father doesn't even refer to the prisoners as people. This is super powerful and shows a lot about the Nazi Party in that time.