The Locale: Kate & Brenda's home
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
John Boyne
The Book: Nine year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution or the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.
All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.
Bruno’s friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.
http://www.johnboyne.com/fiction/younger-readers/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/
John Boyne
The Book: Nine year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution or the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.
All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.
Bruno’s friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.
http://www.johnboyne.com/fiction/younger-readers/the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/
The Meeting: Again, we had a small group. Olivia and I were unable to attend, but we do hope it was a good meeting. Knowing Kate & Brenda, it was. A viewing of the movie was offered after the meeting, but as I understand it, no one was able to stay.
The Vote: Again, we are behind. Not enough there to make the final decision. Email votes were needed. We will find out the results at our next meeting.
Emily presented:
- Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant
- Mr. Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Origin by Jessical Khoury
We'll met @ Emily & Kristine's TBD.
Up Next: We'll met on November 15th @ Ashley & Jian's.
Next to Present: Rylee
Up Next: We'll met on November 15th @ Ashley & Jian's.
Next to Present: Rylee
Updates: We still have room for two mom/daughter pairs to join us.
Then:
Then:
- Olivia
- Perri
- Cassie
- Odessa
- Kate
- Ashley
- Emily
