This is a book that captures the horror of the holocaust through the eyes of two innocent children from both sides of the ‘fence’. Bruno struggles to understand the strange world he has been moved into when his father is promoted away from Berlin; Shmuel’s innocence has been taken away from him: despite his age, he understands only too well where he is and the dangers he faces. This is a very powerful book that challenges us to consider why we react in the way we do as the story unfolds. Dolphin19 is right to warn you that it is an upsetting book, but also a very important one to read. It is probably best read from Year 6 up because of the difficult nature of the themes tackled by the story.
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This is a book that captures the horror of the holocaust through the eyes of two innocent children from both sides of the ‘fence’. Bruno struggles to understand the strange world he has been moved into when his father is promoted away from Berlin; Shmuel’s innocence has been taken away from him: despite his age, he understands only too well where he is and the dangers he faces. This is a very powerful book that challenges us to consider why we react in the way we do as the story unfolds. Dolphin19 is right to warn you that it is an upsetting book, but also a very important one to read. It is probably best read from Year 6 up because of the difficult nature of the themes tackled by the story.
Thank you for posting Dolphin19.
It was a great book until the end – it was really sad!
I’ve also read this book it makes it easier to understand horrors of the war whilst having an amazing story.