The Boy at the Top of the Mountain - Hardcover

JOHN BOYEN was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of nine novels for adults and four for younger readers, including the international bestsellers The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which has sold more than six million copies worldwide, The Absolutist and, most recently, Stay Where You Are and Then Leave. His novels are published in over forty-five languages. He is married and lives in Dublin. Visit him on the web at JohnBoyne.com.

PRAISE FOR The Boy at the Top of the Mountain:

"This is a compelling and unusual story and worthy of being shared in middle years and high school classrooms." --Sal's Fiction Addiction

PRAISE FOR Stay Where You Are and Then Leave:

"This is an excellent and approachable introduction to the traumas of war. . . . not simply a book about the horrors of shellshock but also a comprehensive depiction of many different aspects of life during World War I." --School Library Journal

"Boyne has an eye for period details, an ear for dialogue, and a knack for creating individual, consistent characters." --Booklist

PRAISE FOR The Boy in the Striped Pajamas:

"In the final pages, the tension rises precipitously and the harrowing ending, in which Bruno does finally act, is sure to take readers' breath away." --Publishers Weekly

"Deeply affecting . . . beautiful and sparsely written." --The Wall Street Journal