Now
(Paperback)
By Gleitzman, Morris
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Morris Gleitzman's acclaimed story of friends Felix and Zelda in Nazi-occupied Poland has captured the hearts and minds of readers worldwide. In Now , he delivers the final chapter, bringing this most moving of stories into the present day.
Full details for this title
Interest Age |
13+ years |
Reading Age |
13+ years |
Library of Congress |
Historical fiction, Friendship, Children's stories, Poland - History - 1918-1945, World War, 1939-1945 - Jews - Poland |
NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
Awards |
Short-listed for Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2010
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NZ Review |
One of the reasons this humane and carefully crafted book is so readable is that the author celebrates ordinariness and childishness even as he chronicles terrible cruelty. But prepare for shock and tears -- Nicolette Jones (On Then, Children's Book Of The Week) Sunday Times Haunting ... dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope Guardian on Once |
UK Review |
Bertrams Star Rating: 5 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 successful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface, Once and Then.
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