Order of John Boyne Books

John Boyne is an Irish author who is best known as the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, a book that has sold over seven million copies worldwide. That book was later made into a film starring Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, and Vera Farmiga. The film was a critical and financial success with Vera Farmiga winning Best Actress at the British Independent Film Awards for her role.

Boyne was born in Dublin, Ireland where he has lived his entire life. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin where he earned his BA and the University of East Anglia where he earned his MA. He was later awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia.

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• Lois Lowry
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas takes place in 1942 Berlin. It follows a boy who returns home one day to find all of his belongings packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and he must move to a house far away. When he gets there he finds no one to play with and no friends. It’s weird because when he looks out his window, he sees hundreds of people in striped pajamas behind the big fence. This is a concentration camp and when the boy becomes friends with a boy in the striped pajamas, it has devastating consequences.

Boyne also wrote The Heart’s Invisible Furies: A Novel which follows a boy named Cyril Avery who knows he is not a real Avery. He’s adopted and his adopted parents like to remind him of this. Avery will spend his entire life trying to figure out who he is. He finds himself adrift in the world, but a close friendship with the glamorous Julian Woodbead will see him through.