Book excerpt: A Teacher's Guide to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a complete novel study for John Boyne's novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This teacher's guide is designed for middle school and high school age students. Students will be pushed beyond a cursory reading of the novel with questions and activities geared towards using higher order thinking skills. This guide includes: Chapter by chapter questions and answer keys Writing activities Discussion questions Research ideas Vocabulary building exercises