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Foyles
My name is Felix. This is my story.Felix has been living in an orphanage for three years and eight months when the men in armbands arrive to burn the books.Going on the run in search of his parents, Felix soon learns that Poland in 1942 is not a safe place for Jewish boys. But can his gift for storytelling keep him one step ahead of the Nazis and help him find his parents?After all, everybody deserves to have something good in their life at least once.'Morris Gleitzman has a rare gift for writing very funny stories and an even rarer gift of wrapping very serious stories inside them' - GuardianOnce is the first in a series of novels about Felix and his family. The sequels - Then, After, Soon, Maybe and Now - are also available from Puffin.
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TheBookPeople
Morris Gleitzman's novel Once is a gripping historical adventure that follows the journey of a young Jewish boy who escapes from a Polish orphanage and goes in search of his parents.Felix's insightful and innocent observations provide an original perspective on events as they unfold in Nazi-occupied Poland. The result is a sad, haunting tale that will linger for long after the last page.A compelling read that will appeal to boys and girls from 9+. Fans of Once may also enjoy The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne.
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BookDepository
Once : Paperback : Penguin Random House Children's UK : 9780141320632 : : 23 Feb 2006 : Tells the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.
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Blackwell
Tells the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War. Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who...
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RedHouse
Once is a powerful, thought-provoking book from Morris Gleitzman, which highlights the plight of a young Jewish boy on the run in Nazi-occupied Poland.
- 014132063X
- 9780141320632
- Morris Gleitzman
- 23 February 2006
- Puffin
- Paperback (Book)
- 160
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Once & Then£7.99
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