The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

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About this book

When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.

4.0 ★★★★☆ average of 4 sources · 27624 votes
Open Library 4.8 4
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Apple Books 3.5 6
Hardcover 4.0 20

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4.0/5 · 27624 readers · 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Easy

How long does it take to read The Boy at the Top of the Mountain?

About ≈ 4 h 44 m — 256 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Boy at the Top of the Mountain~4 h 44 m

How many pages is The Boy at the Top of the Mountain?

256 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Boy at the Top of the Mountain256

What genre is The Boy at the Top of the Mountain?

It sits on the Young Adult, History, Fiction shelves.

Is The Boy at the Top of the Mountain in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The Boy at the Top of the Mountain?

John Boyne (1971–0).

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