The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

Although this is book is meant for middle school children, I liked it very much. It is about Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer. He is forced to move with his family from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942. There are no other children there for him to play with but he befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. The story is poignant enough for teens and adults and yet not too graphic for children.