guaranteed To Spark Discussion And Debate This Is A Tale Of Two Young Boys Experiencing The Holocaust From Different Perspectives And Getting Caught Up In Terrible Events Entirely Beyond Their Control.
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 From Their Home To A New House Far Away, Where There Is No One To Play With And Nothing To Do. A Tall Fence Running Alongside Stretches As Far As The Eye Can See And Cuts Him Off From The Strange People He Can See 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.
bonus Feature Author Interview With Editor, David Fickling
publishers Weekly
through The Eyes Of An Innocent Nine-year-old Boy Named Bruno, Listeners Become Complicit Bystanders, Observing Some Of The Horrors Of The Holocaust. Maloney's Soft-toned Narration And Chipper, Believably Childlike Characterization Of Bruno Dramatically Bring Home The Fable-like Qualities Of Boyne's Moving Text. Bruno's Limited Comprehension Of All Going On Around Him Begs Listeners, Presumably With More Knowledge Than The Protagonist, To Glean The Fuller Story Between The Lines. When His Father, An Officer For The Fury, As Bruno Refers To Him, Is Transferred From Berlin To A New Post In Poland Called Out-with, Bruno And His Family Try To Adjust. From His New Bedroom Window Bruno Can See A Fenced-in Camp Where All The Inhabitants Wear Striped Pajamas. He Learns More About This Intriguing Place When He Befriends A Boy Inside The Camp Named Shmuel (who Happens To Share Bruno's Birthday). Their Friendship Progresses Dangerously And Brings Boyne's Tale To A Shocking End That Is Sure To Be A Discussion Starter. A Bonus Interview Between Boyne And His Editor David Fickling Is Included. Ages 12-up. (oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Social & Family Issues
- Prejudice & Racism
- Social & Family Issues
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : David Fickling Books
Author : Boyne, John
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2007-10-23
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0385751532
ISBN-13 : 9780385751537
Item weight : 0.4 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5.5 in x 8.2 in
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