ISBN |
9780143301950 (pbk.) |
0143301950 (pbk.) |
Name |
Gleitzman, Morris, 1953- author. |
Title |
Once / Morris Gleitzman. |
Published |
Camberwell, Victoria Puffin Books, 2005. |
Description |
149 pages ; 20 cm. |
Summary |
For three years and eight months Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains of Poland. He is different from the other orphans, though, as Felix is convinced his parents are still alive and that they will one day come back to get him. But instead, the orphanage is visited by a group of Nazis. Ages 11+ |
Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9. |
Awards note |
Children's Book Council of Australia honour book, 2006 Book of the Year (Younger Readers); Shortlisted for the 'Books I Love Best Yearly' (BILBY award), Older Readers, 2006; Shortlisted for the 'Young Aust Best Book Award' (YABBA), Older Readers, 2006. |
Subjects |
Jewish children -- Poland -- Juvenile fiction |
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction |
Orphans -- Poland -- Juvenile fiction |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Juvenile fiction |
Poland -- History -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile fiction |
Genre |
Children's stories |
Premier's Reading Challenge 7-9 |
Series |
Felix and Zelda 01. |
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