Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Contributor(s): Boyne, John (Author)

ISBN: 9780385751063

Publisher: David Fickling Books

Hardcover

$19.99

Pub Date: September 12, 2006

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2005033596

Lexile Code: 1000

Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 12 to UP

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 8.10" L x 5.60" W ( 0.70 lbs) 224 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000109203 ( Boy in the Striped Pajamas)

Reading level: 5.80

Interest level: UG

Point value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: 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.

Review Quotes: "Certain to be one of the publishing sensations of 2006." -The Observer (U.K.)

"A memorable and moving story." -The Oxford Times (U.K.)

"A small wonder of a book." -The Guardian (U.K.)

"A book so simple, so seemingly effortless, that it's almost perfect." -The Irish Independent

"An extraordinary book." -The Irish Examiner

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