Kryptonite
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has often been read and studied in year 7 or 8. Similarly, children are taken to the Holocaust Centre where there are educational programmes from primary age. I would argue that many children often see totally unsuitable and graphic horrors in video games and inappropriate films, which can desensitise them to violence. This book and film is told entirely from the child's point of view, and I would recommend both very highly. It is very sensitively written and desperately sad, but does show what happens when people don't respect their fellow human beings. It is to be hoped that the next generation will not repeat the mistakes of the past ...
I thought the book was much more impactful than the film, but then I usually find the book far more powerful than the reworked film.
I won't watch horror in any form, goodness I can't even watch the oldest black and white vampire films.
