Regina (Gr8Smokies) reviewed on 4/10/2010 + 98 more book reviews

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I enjoyed this book immensely. In order to get an understanding of the Holocaust (or anything), it's important to read books from different perspectives. This book centers on Bruno, a little German boy whose father becomes the Commandant of "Out-With"--a camp where Jewish people live. Bruno has no understanding of what this camp is, and he befriends a little boy living on the other side of the fence.

I enjoyed the innocence of Bruno and seeing events from his eyes, although, of course, as a reader, I really understood what was going on. It just brought home to me that this historical event happened to children as well as adults.

The ending was shocking and sad. This book will go on the keeper shelf, right alongside another excellent Holocaust book (that I can't recommend highly enough)--The Book Thief.

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