16 Top fiction books like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

By: John Boyne

4.02

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being…

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1. The Kite Runner

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.35

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and … read more

Similar categories in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Bareh tu hazar dafa!"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"It hurts to say that,"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"Sad stories make good books"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

"For you, a thousand times over"

-Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

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2. The Little Prince

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Richard Howard , Dom Marcos Barbosa , None

4.33

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordina… read more

Similar categories in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
  • young adult
"I wonder,"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Where are the people?"

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"No one is ever satisfied where he is."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

"Words are the source of misunderstandings."

-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

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3. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

By: Suzanne Collins

4.34

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Could you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see th… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Peeta,"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"Katniss, the girl who was on fire!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"May the odds be ever in your favor!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"No. Now, shut up and eat your pears."

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

Cover of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

4. Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Number the Stars book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

5. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

By: John Boyne

4.02

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being… read more

Similar categories in John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio

6. Wonder (Wonder #1)

By: R.J. Palacio

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August (Auggie) P… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Palacio's Wonder (Wonder #1) book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
  • young adult
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7. The Book Thief

By: Markus Zusak

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

A story about, among other things: A girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a J… read more

Similar categories in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

8. A Thousand Splendid Suns

By: Khaled Hosseini

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

At once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of fami… read more

Similar categories in Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Animal Farm

By: George Orwell , Russell Baker , C.M. Woodhouse

3.99

Format: 141 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm… read more

Similar categories in George Orwell's Animal Farm book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
"Four legs good, two legs bad."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"The only good human being is a dead one."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Surely, comrades, you don't want Jones back?"

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

Cover of Night (The Night Trilogy #1) by Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel

10. Night (The Night Trilogy #1)

By: Elie Wiesel , Marion Wiesel

3.63

Format: None pages, Paperback

An autobiographical narrative in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration c… read more

Similar categories in Elie Wiesel's Night (The Night Trilogy #1) book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • holocaust
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11. The Help

By: Kathryn Stockett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women: Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home a… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Stockett's The Help book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Matilda

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be tru… read more

Similar categories in Roald Dahl's Matilda book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
  • young adult
"If you are good life is good."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"You chose books. I chose looks."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous..."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

13. To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that … read more

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14. The Outsiders

By: S.E. Hinton

4.13

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"We saw the same sunset."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Nothing sparkly can stay."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Things are rough all over."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Okay greasers, you've had it."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

15. Of Mice and Men

By: John Steinbeck

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifter… read more

Similar categories in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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16. Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare , None

3.74

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. I… read more

Similar categories in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
"thus with a kiss I die"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Oh, I am fortune's fool!"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Ay me! sad hours seem long."

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Educated men are so impressive!"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Cover of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

17. The Fault in Our Stars

By: John Green

4.13

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been a… read more

Similar categories in John Green's The Fault in Our Stars book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
  • young adult
"The marks humans leave are too often scars."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"I've gotten really hot since you went blind."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

18. Holes (Holes, #1)

By: Louis Sachar

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmen… read more

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19. The Giver (The Giver, #1)

By: Lois Lowry

4.12

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's The Giver (The Giver, #1) book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Memories are forever."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Thnks fr th mmrs- Gabe"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Didn't life consist of the things you did each day?"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"It's just that... without the memories it's all meaningless."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

Cover of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Eleanor Roosevelt, None

20. The Diary of a Young Girl

By: Anne Frank , Eleanor Roosevelt , None

4.19

Format: 283 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diar… read more

Similar categories in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
"Misfortunes never come singly."

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

"Paper is more patient than man."

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

"A quiet conscience makes one strong!"

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

"Whoever is happy will make others happy."

-Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

Cover of The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) by Heather   Morris

21. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

By: Heather Morris

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at… read more

Similar categories in Heather Morris's The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) book and John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"How can a race spread out across multiple countries be considered a threat?"

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"Good and evil coexist in the worst of times. It is then when hope shines through."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"You see your world reflected in a mirror, but I have another mirror I look into mine, and I see a world that will bring yours down."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

9 must-read historical books like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

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Khaled Hosseini

4.35

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Lois Lowry

4.00

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

John Boyne

4.02

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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

3.75

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John Boyne

4.02

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The Help

Kathryn Stockett

3.37

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Kate Quinn

5.00

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Kristin Hannah

3.28

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