...read this...as it is one of my most memorable time travel adventures into World War II and the Jewish Holocaust...
The Boy in the striped pyjamas
by John Boyne
Published: New York: David Flicking Books, 2006 224 pages.
Reading Appeal: Young Adult
Thought-provoking Intricately plotted
This is a moving and haunting story set in Germany during World War II. The year is 1942.
The main character is a nine year old German boy called Bruno. His beloved father, a Nazi Officer, is transferred to the country as the Commandant of the notorious concentration camp Auschwitz. Bruno is constantly corrected by his mother and older sister Greta when he incorrectly pronounces the camp "Out-With".
Character-driven
Bruno is an innocent and naive young boy, but he is also extremely inquisitive and adventurous. These character traits lead him to defy his parents wishes, continual disobedience and misadventures. As a result Bruno becomes friends with a boy wearing striped pyjamas, called Shmuel, who lives behind the barb-wire fence of the camp. Unfortunately, Bruno's misadventures place him and his friend Shmuel in extremely challenging and life threatening circumstances.
Richly detailed Heart-wrenching
This is a must... an unputdownable read... a historical fiction story that you will think about for days...
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Author: John Boyne
...a moving reading adventure...time travel to Germany during World War II and read this haunting novel about a ...
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 552 pages
Reading Appeal: Young Adult
Haunting Stylistically complex
This character-driven novel is narrated by Death. The reader witnesses a world embroiled in war through the eyes of Death, an interesting character in the story. Kindly and caring Death tells us about The Book Thief , who is a young orphan, a German girl called Liesel.
This historical fiction novel is set in a small German town, just outside of Munich, during World War II . Liesel is fostered by the loving Rosa and Hans Hubermann. Liesel suffers from frightening nightmares and Hans comforts her during these nightly ordeals by teaching her to read.
Coming-of-age Lyrical Moving
Hans, Rosa and Liesel save a Jewish man from certain death from the German concentration camps, by hiding him in their basement. Rudy, a young boy next door, teaches Liesel to steal ... and the cycle of book stealing and daring adventures become a feature of Liesel's life in the midst of war-torn Germany...
...read this with focus and enjoy...
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Author: Markus Zusak
...adventurous reading into the world of love and war...
Annexed
by Sharon Dogar
Published: London : Anderson, 2010. 329 pages.
Reading Appeal: Young Adult
On the front cover of the novel it states:
"The incredible story of the boy who loved Anne Frank".
Do you know the true story of Anne Frank?
Anne Frank was Jewish and she was hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Did you know she wrote a diary about her life while she lay hidden in a secret annexe? And she was not alone in the annexe....this novel retells Anne's story from Peter's perspective.
Reflective Intimate Moving
Peter van Pels and his family are locked away in the annex with the Franks, and Peter sees it all differently. Peter shares Anne's story with feeling. He's a boy, and for a boy it's just not the same...
character-driven coming-of-age
...read this tale and you will experience a truely tragic love story...
Postscript: Please refer to the blog "The Diary of a young girl" by Anne Frank .
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