A powerful story about a young boy's unlikely friendship with another boy in a concentration camp. The book offers a unique perspective on the Holocaust, exploring the innocence of youth in a time of great horror. Readers will likely appreciate the emotional depth and thought-provoking themes present in the story.

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• Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Intermediate (2009)
• Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2008)
• Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for John Murray Show Listeners' Choice Award (2007)
• Waterstones Children's Book Prize Nominee (2006)
• LovelyBooks Leserpreis Nominee for Allgemeine Literatur (2009)
• Premi Protagonista Jove for Categoria 14-16 anys (2007)

'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'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?BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.

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