The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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<p><i>'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone'</i></p><p>Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won't explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas. But why can't they ever play together?</p><p>BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.</p>

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<p>John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, five for young readers and a collection of short stories. Perhaps best known for his 2006 multi-award-winning book<i>The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas</i>, Johns other novels, notably<i>The Absolutist</i>and<i>A History of Loneliness</i>, have been widely praised and are international bestsellers. Most recently, The Heart's Invisible Furies was a Richard&Judy Bookclub word-of-mouth bestseller.</p><p>His novels are published in over fifty languages.</p>

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