The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Several girls suggested for me to watch The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.  Searching for it at the library I found that the movie was first a book so I decided to read this young adult fiction story that had been recommended to me several times.  As I read, I thought the book showed a good contrast between a wealthy, powerful German family with a young son and a young Jewish boy. 

The Jewish boy tells how he used to live, that he enjoyed life and his family did well for themselves.  His story goes from living happily with his family, to living crowded in the ghettos, and finally to living with his father in a concentration camp.  The two boys, although traveling different paths and fate intending different lives for them, end up with much more in common than "The Fury" (as Bruno calls him) would have liked or even tolerated. 

The young German boy, Bruno, tells the story.  The author writes with the charm, enthusiasm, and cares of a child.  Sometimes Bruno is whiny, rude, and selfish but he also shows great compassion and loyalty in his innocence.  He follows adventure in the spirit of a young boy up to the last word.