| Once Contributor(s): Gleitzman, Morris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312653042 ISBN-13: 9780312653040 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Jewish - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Series: Once |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.52" W x 8.24" (0.38 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Polish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 141697 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 They must be foreign librarians sent to clean out the orphanage's outdated library.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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gleitzman, Morris: - Morris Gleitzman has been a frozen-chicken defroster, fashion industry trainee, department-store Santa, sugar-mill employee, and screenwriter, among other things. Now he's one of Australia's best loved children's book authors. His books have been published all over the world. He is the author of Once, Then, and Now. |