Once (Once Series)

Once (Once Series)

By Morris Gleitzman

15 ratings 29 reviews 36 followers
Book 1 of 3 in the  Once, Then, Now & After Series
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 6 - 8Grades 2 - 8Y4.130820

Felix, a Jewish boy in Poland in 1942, is hiding from the Nazis in a Catholic orphanage. The only problem is that he doesn't know anything about the war, and thinks he's only in the orphanage while his parents travel and try to salvage their bookselling business. And when he thinks his parents are in danger, Felix sets off to warn them--straight into the heart of Nazi-occupied Poland. To Felix, everything is a story: Why did he get a whole carrot in his soup? It must be sign that his parents are coming to get him. Why are the Nazis burning books? They must be foreign librarians sent to clean out the orphanage's outdated library. But as Felix's journey gets increasingly dangerous, he begins to see horrors that not even stories can explain.
Despite his grim suroundings, Felix never loses hope. Morris Gleitzman takes a painful subject and expertly turns it into a story filled with love, friendship, and even humor.

Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN-13: 9780312653040
ISBN-10: 0312653042
Published on 3/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 192

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Charlotte Charlotte

Best book ever

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this book is sad but is very interesting and is easy to read it can be funny and makes you feel sad I recommend this book if you need a book to read

So sad but amazing morris Glietzman has done it again for more thrills read the sequals Then,Now and After.

loved it read it a while ago now but would read it again in a heartbeat its so thrilling, it sometimes leaves you hanging but that's a good quality about it, fun to read has lots of interesting words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

giselle giselle

the book sounds vary good to read

This is one of the greatest books that I have read for various classes. Most of the students that I read it to are about Years 5 and 6. They love it because of the mystery, the drama and comic relief. It's a comedy and a tragedy at the same. I recommend this book for all Year 5 and 6 students!

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Im going to try this book i have always had a historical side of me. Also i have read books like this and i really liked it and movies too!

This book is mostly about the world war 1 or 2 through the eyes of a young boy!

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