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Boy In The Striped Pajamas

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, written by John Boyne is about a boy named Bruno and his friend Shmuel. Bruno’s father is a Nazi soldier and Shmuel is one of the Jewish people in the concentration camps. Bruno and Shmuel are separated by an electric fence. They both meet each other in the same spot everyday when they can and bruno sometimes bring food for Shmuel. Shmuel was in the house but when Bruno gave him food he said it wasn't him and Shmuel got punished. When Shmuel’s father went missing. Bruno offered to find father with Shmuel, so Shmuel and Bruno had a plan to get Bruno over to Shmuel's side. The next day Bruno goes to the same spot and he goes over the fence and go look for father but then they were in My first reason why we shouldn't
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