Somehow, events are all the more tragic when narrated by those who do not understand. It's a very good tale of friendship. It ends sadly, and I feel the ending sort of communicates that everyone is harmed by hate and violence. Of all the Holocaust novel I've read (and believe me, that's a lot) I think this is the only one I've read from this perspective-that is, from the point of view of a Nazi's son. The book shouldn't be used as an introduction to the Holocaust- you have to know, or it won't make any sense. You should also know that Out-With=Auschwitz (is that obvious?).

I picked this book up at the book store whilst looking for a book to read for my language arts class at school.I read it bit by bit, but it wasn't 'til the end when I really got into it.Mainly because it was due on monday, I had about 130 pages to read, and it was friday.Anyways aside from the point, once I really sat down properly and started reading the book, I couldn't put it down.The ending was so shocking and sad though, but I've always liked sad endings because I've found them to be more interesting.So basically to round things up-great book, educational, have to know at least a bit about WWII to sort of fill in the blanks, recommended!

It is and amazing yet heart breaking novel but a great read. Though the main character is a 9 year old, it is not for someone of that age. They wont fully understand it because some parts need to be understood and you have to read between the lines. Seven themes that describe this novel are unconditional love, innocence, Loyalty, Intolerance, Friendship, Acceptance and Conformity.

I reallly loved this book. It is not good for kids under 12 beacuse it a has a little too much violence and the meaning is so deep that some kids might just read through it and not get anything out of it. I relly love this book and recomend it for kids and young teenagers who are interested in the Holocaust.

Love it and hate it because I hate the ending, as tear-jerking and heart-warming this novel is, I am 14 and am haunted by the climax of this fable. Crying for 30 minutes straight is not my idea of the "perfect ending". Other then how it ended I loved this story and would reccomend this book to anyone who is ready to take on such a meaningful stroy.

I thought the book was great including the movie. I would say this book is age appropriate for middle school students like around 12. That's when they learn about world war II during middle school. If your kids read this while they learn about the holocaust, they can have a better view by reading this book by understanding it better. Even watching the movie before they see much worse what happened to the Jewish people during the holocaust.

this book is sooo sad, but it is good. i wish stuff like this had never happened :(. if u wanna read a more uplifting book, try "Life is So Good" by George Dawson, or "The Starcatcher Series"

This book provides an interesting perspective on some of the events of the Holocaust. I would reccomend it to readers looking for a less graphic, but still insightful, book on the Holocaust. It would help to have background information on the subject before reading the book in order to understand all the implications. This book does not, however, provide much uncommonly known information on the Holocaust, therefore making it underwhelmingly educational. I also wanted to share that I have read many more emotional books than this one, so I don't get why other reviewers have made such a big deal about the ending. I see other reviews that tagged this book as being violent and/or having sexual content. Most violence was merely implied and not very graphically depicted. Any sexual content is strictly implied and at the age I would assume a child would need to be get any of the hints they would be old enough to read it.

i love this book it is so cool but like sad at the same time i would recomed it to over 11 years old xx