"Boy in the striped Pajamas" yes or no for a 6 year old who has existential issues, has major issues with people being cruel or "bad" for no purpose other than because they want to be and believes that rules are rules and fairness is of high importance. He also believes that the police are the good guys and will always get the baddies and make things right.
He has no understanding or knowledge or exposure to the history of war, or to the themes in this book...
On one hand I feel he is too young and I am not sure I am ready to open this can of worms.
On the other hand would he understand/"get" the references or will it just be a story of a 9 year old's life. (does this make sense?)
I have not read the book - we started reading it together last night and after the first chapter I told him I need to read it more first to see if it's okay for him. It was a gift from my mom for bedtime reading (I assume she doesn't know what its about though)
thoughts? opinions?
