Title – The Boy in Striped Pyjamas
Gender – Historical fiction
 John Boyne – He was born on the 30th April 1971 in
Ireland. He started to write when he was 19 and published
his first book ten years later. He wrote this book in 2004. It
was considered one of the best books ever written and has
been sold in many countries.
 Main characters - Bruno and Shmuel.
 Main actions – the meetings and dialogues between
Shmuel and Bruno near the fence of the concentration
camp
 “Bruno apercebeu-se de que ainda estava a apertar na
sua mão de Shmuel e que nada neste mundo
conseguiria convencê-lo a largá-la.” (pág. 174 ) / “Bruno
realized that he was still holding Shmuel’s hand and
that nothing in this world would make him drop it.”
 I chose this excerpt because it talks about the
friendship between the two boys. At the end it became
stronger than ever before, although they didn’t realize
the dangers they were facing.
 I chose it because I like to learn about Germany, Nazism and the
Second World War. This tragedy should never happen again.
Rodrigo , class 8A