The boy in the striped pyjamas

I was reluctant to start reading this book, because I assumed I knew what the storyline would be.  However, once I started reading it I quickly became engrossed in it, and found it easy to picture the characters, their journeys and their viewpoints.  I liked the way child speak names of The Fury and Out With.

I think as a text it is accessible on different levels, and is not dependent on prior knowledge of WW2.  The innocence of Bruno made me smile although as an adult I found his observations too simplistic.

I had to read the ending twice and thought it was dealt with sensitively.

Janet Fletcher
Portishead Primary School