Description
Once I escaped from an orphanage to find Mum and Dad. Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a burning house. Once I made a Nazi with a toothache laugh.
My name is Felix. This is my story.
A story of children in the Holocaust, Once is poignant and powerful without being frightening or graphic. With his gentle and utterly alive manner, Gleitzman reads the tale of Felix, a Jewish boy who runs away from the convent where his parents had him hidden and roams the countryside with an orphaned girl until they find their way to the cellar of a print shop in the Warsaw ghetto, where an old dentist has been protecting lost children.
My name is Felix. This is my story.
A story of children in the Holocaust, Once is poignant and powerful without being frightening or graphic. With his gentle and utterly alive manner, Gleitzman reads the tale of Felix, a Jewish boy who runs away from the convent where his parents had him hidden and roams the countryside with an orphaned girl until they find their way to the cellar of a print shop in the Warsaw ghetto, where an old dentist has been protecting lost children.
Book Details
Format
Audiobook
Length
3 min
Language
English
Published
Oct 11, 2022
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Editions
35 editions
ISBN-10
1740936914
ISBN-13
9781740936910
Genres
Romance
Science Fiction
Children’s
Action & Adventure
LGBTQ+
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This story is all about a Jewish Orphan's life during World War 2. Felix sets of to find his parent, but little does he know the adventure that awaits him. Felix is such a brave character and his action prove it. Once is and eye opener to World War 2, it allows you to see the events from another perspective and not just from a text book. I thought it was extremely clever how Morris Gleitzman starts every chapter with 'once'. It's one word that hold so much meaning for this book. I think the impact is quite underrated.
February 1st 2020