The components of this resource can be used before and during the study of the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. It is not a novel study per se, but rather a packet of three informational texts and activities that provide students with information about the author, Germany and WWII, and Auschwitz. 1) The resource begins with a “student survey”: place students in groups or have them work on their own to ascertain how much they know about Poland, the Nazis, Auschwitz, and WWII