The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, is about a boy named Bruno who lives near a death camp. Bruno's Dad has to move by a death camp for his dad's job. Bruno makes a tire swing and falls off and cuts himself. Bruno's Grandma gets into a fight with Bruno's Dad, and storms out of the house, and never see her again. Bruno meets a kid in the death camp, and his name is Shmuel. Bruno's Grandma dies and they go to there old house for grandmas funeral. Bruno sneaks food to Shmuel because he is starving. Shmuel's Dad goes missing, but never returns. Bruno sneaks into the death camp so he can play with Shmuel. Bruno and Shmuel are in this group that march into gas chambers to die.
One of the main themes in the book is hatred. An example of how this theme is shown is when the Nazi's build a fence so the Jews can't escape. They did that so they can kill all the Jews. The Nazi's murdered other Jews because their hatred of them. That is the main theme of the book.
I would recommend this book to other 7th grade readers, because it is about the Jews in the death camp. People who like to read about what happen in the death camps would like this book. It is sad at the end, and a little boring, but it was a good book. People who like short books will like this book because it is not that long. That is why I would recommend this book to 7th grade readers.
