The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
Two young boys encounter the best and worst of humanity during the Holocaust in this... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2006
Word Count 46,778
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 109203, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Concentration camps
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Friendship in children
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Holocaust
- Friendship--Fiction
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- World War, 1939-1945
- Nazis
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction
- Concentration camps--Poland--Fiction
- Poland
- Friendship
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)--Juvenile fiction
- Nazis--Fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Fiction
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
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- SpringBoard, Grade 8 Unit 3
- Units of Study, Grade 4
- Sample: StudyForge
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2007
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