Reading order · 2 books · 2006 to 2022 · Mostly set in Poland
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Books in Order
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and All the Broken Places tell the story of a Nazi commandant’s family, first through the eyes of young Bruno, then his sister Gretel in old age.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2006 to 2022
- First book
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- Latest
- All the Broken Places (2022)
- Setting
- Mostly set in Poland
The reading order
Every The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Mostly set in Poland
- 1The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas2006With BrunoBruno, the nine-year-old son of a Nazi commandant, moves to a house beside a fenced camp and befriends a boy on the other side.Buy on Amazon
- 2All the Broken Places2022With GretelGretel Fernsby, now in her nineties and living in London, has hidden her past for decades, until a new family moves in downstairs.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, then All the Broken Places.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Gretel | Bruno |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | MMajor | LLead |
| 2 All the Broken Places | LLead |
Characters in the The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas books
3 characters from John Boyne’s chart, with the number of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas books each appears in.