Once
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By Gleitzman, Morris
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For three years and eight months, Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. But Felix is different from the other orphans. He is convinced his parents are still alive and will come back to get him. When a group of Nazi soldiers come and burn the nuns...' books, Felix is terrified that his Jewish, bookseller parents will also be in danger. After escaping from the orphanage, Felix embarks on a long and dangerous journey through Nazi occupied Poland, befriending a little orphan girl called Zelda and a kindly dentist, Barney, who hides and cares for Jewish children. But when the Nazis discover them, Barney makes the ultimate sacrifice for the children.
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| ISBN |
9780141320632 |
| Released NZ |
1 Feb 2006 |
| Publisher |
Penguin |
| Format |
Paperback, New title |
| Alternate Format(s) |
View All (7 other possible title(s) available)
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| Series |
Once/Now/Then/After (part: 1) |
| Availability |
Internationally sourced; usually ships 2-3 weeks
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Full details for this title
| ISBN-13 |
9780141320632 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Internationally sourced; usually ships 2-3 weeks |
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| Publisher |
Penguin |
| Imprint |
Puffin |
| Released |
1 Feb 2006
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| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Paperback, New title
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| Edition |
New title |
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| Author(s) |
By Gleitzman, Morris |
| Series |
Once/Now/Then/After (part: 1) |
| Category |
Fiction (Child / Teen)
Historical Fiction
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| Number of Pages |
160 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
Spine: 9mm |
| Dewey Code |
823.914 |
| Weight |
117g |
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| Interest Age |
9-11 years |
| Reading Age |
9-11 years |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
<p> Like The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (rev. 9/06), this Holocaust parable plays its main character's naivete against readers' likely knowledge of the historical realities, but here the juxtaposition is believable and not at all precious; like The Book Thief (rev. 3/06), the novel extols the power of storytelling in the face of tragedy, but Once pits Felix's stories against even deeper ugliness. ... Gleitzman manages to find a grain of hope in the unresolved (and likely dire) conclusion, but this is the rare Holocaust book for young readers that doesn't alleviate its dark themes with a comforting ending. -- The Horn Book, Starred Review<p> This gripping novel will make readers want to find out more -- Booklist |
| UK Review |
Bertrams Star Rating: 4 stars (out of 5) |
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Author's Bio
Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface, Boy Overboard and Girl Underground.
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