Evaluate the use and function of paratextual material for Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars (1989) and/or John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2006).

Evaluate the use and function of paratextual material for Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars (1989) and/or John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2006). Would Lowry and Boyne’s story be the same without paratextual material? What does the introduction, afterword, or author’s note add to the reader’s experience of the story and understanding of the historical period depicted?