'...this poignant and disarming story is full of heart and its crescendo will give you tingles'Attitude Magazine

'Outstanding'Irish Examiner

Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible.

Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling over themselves to date him.

But then one evening Jason calls his family together to tell them that he's been struggling with a secret for a long time. A secret which quickly threatens to tear them all apart. His parents don't want to know and Sam simply doesn't understand.

Because what do you do when your brother says he's not your brother at all? That he's actually . . . your sister?

'A story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. Both funny and moving... this is a must-read for all ages' Irish Independent

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Penguin Books Ltd .

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS is John Boyne's first book for children. He is 33 years old, lives in Dublin and is a full-time writer. He was writer-in-residence at the University of East Anglia on the MA in Creative Writing course and spent many years working as a bookseller.