The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Date: 15th Mar 2018 @ 10:38am

Here is a copy of an email that we have sent to our favourite author, John Boyne. We hope he writes back soon!

Dear John Boyne,

We are a Year 6 class in Clayton, Manchester and so far we have been enjoying one of your books. It is called The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We are currently writing playscripts based around your story.

We have several questions what we would love to know the answer to:

1. Who is YOUR favourite author and who inspires YOU to write?

2. Which is the novel you are most proud of?

3. How long did it take you to write The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?

4. How do you come up with the ideas for your books?

5. Were any of your family involved in the Second World War?

We loved some of your ideas, like when the boys discover they have the same birthday and communicate. We also liked how you talked about Gretel as a Hopeless Case and the name for Father’s study.We also enjoy how the book becomes more intense and emotional.

We look forward to hearing your answers!

Year 6