* Bruno, a nine-year-old boy, lives in Berlin, Germany, with his parents and younger sister, Gretel.
* Bruno's father is a high-ranking Nazi officer, and the family lives a comfortable life.
Rising Action
* Bruno is sent to live with his grandparents in the countryside.
* He meets a boy named Shmuel, who lives on the other side of the fence from Bruno's house.
* Shmuel is a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp.
* Bruno and Shmuel become friends, and they meet regularly to play together.
Climax
* Bruno decides to visit Shmuel in the concentration camp.
* He disguises himself as a prisoner and sneaks into the camp.
* Bruno and Shmuel are discovered, and they are both taken to the gas chambers.
Falling Action
* Bruno and Shmuel are killed.
* Bruno's family never finds out what happened to him.
* The war ends, and the concentration camps are liberated.
Resolution
* Bruno's story is a reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust.
* It is a story about friendship, hope, and the power of the human spirit.