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Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence... read more
Summary
the movie was def. alot sadder than the book!
it was soo sad, i was crying alott!
and i cant believe the dad was really mean like that.
the mom, well poorr her..and the little sister.
i cant bevlieve the dad would lie to his son, and his father-in-law.
Memorable Quotes
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“In fact everywhere he looked, all he could see was two different types of people: either happy, laughing, shouting soldiers in their uniforms or unhappy, crying people in their striped pajamas, most of whom seemed to be staring into space as if they were actually asleep.”
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“...it doesn't matter whether I do or don't. They're not my best friends anymore anyway. You're my best friend, Shmuel. My best friend for life.”
Bruno
First Sentence
One afternoon, when Bruno came home from school, he was surprised to find Maria, the family's maid- who always kept her head bowed and never looked up from the carpet- standing in his bedroom, pulling all his belongings out of the wardrobe and packing them in four wooden crates, even the things he'd hidden at the back that belonged to him and were nobody else's business.
Table of Contents
1. Bruno Makes a Discovery
2. The New House
3. The Hopeless Case
4. What They Saw Through the Window
5. Out Of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions
6. The Overpaid Maid
7. How Mother Took Credit for Something That She Hadn't Done
8. Why Grandmother Stormed Out
9. Bruno Remembers That He Used to Enjoy Exploration
10. The Dot That Became a Speck That Became a Blob That Became a Figure That Became a Boy
11. The Fury
12. Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question
13. The Bottle of Wine
14. Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie
15. Something He Shouldn't Have Done
16. The Haircut
17. Mother Gets Her Own Way
18. Thinking Up the Final Adventure
19. What Happened the Next Day
20. The Last Chapter
Authors & Contributors
- John Boyne (Author)
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