Once
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- Author：Morris Gleitzman
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Summary
Once by Morris Gleitzman is 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。
Everybody deserves to have something good in their life。 At least Once。
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。
Once is the first in a series of children's novels about Felix， a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust， from Australian author Morris Gleitzman - author of Bumface and Boy Overboard。 The next books in the series Then， Now and After are also available from Puffin。
Everybody deserves to have something good in their life。 At least Once。
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。
Once is the first in a series of children's novels about Felix， a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust， from Australian author Morris Gleitzman - author of Bumface and Boy Overboard。 The next books in the series Then， Now and After are also available from Puffin。
Reviews
Grace
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I wanted to reread this book because I remembered it being amazing when I first read it as a child。 Still just as amazing as I remembered it。 It’s so heartbreaking to read the events of the Holocaust from a child’s point of view who had no idea about the atrocities happening around them。
Rowan Vosberg
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It was very good but sad。
Bookworm Blogger
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I was recommended this book by my good friend Meg Readz。 Knowing I had enjoyed When The World Was Ours by Liz Kessler she thought this would be the perfect quick read and she wasn’t wrong。At 150 pages long this book can easily be devoured in one sitting。 The story is told from the POV of Felix and it is the that helps the emotion come through the pages。 His naivety and optimistic outlook at the start of the book broke my heart， he genuinely did not understand what was going on。As a character you I was recommended this book by my good friend Meg Readz。 Knowing I had enjoyed When The World Was Ours by Liz Kessler she thought this would be the perfect quick read and she wasn’t wrong。At 150 pages long this book can easily be devoured in one sitting。 The story is told from the POV of Felix and it is the that helps the emotion come through the pages。 His naivety and optimistic outlook at the start of the book broke my heart， he genuinely did not understand what was going on。As a character you root for Felix and you want to see him succeed。 His story telling skills are brilliant and prove very useful later on in the story。 I also admired how kind and caring he was， particularly with Zelda。 Now Zelda was a funny character！ She said things as she saw them and was not afraid to voice her opinion， she too had a kind hearted nature and the bond between her and Felix proved to be resilient。There are other characters that we meet along the way， some are very kind and others were awful。 The scene’s on the streets were harrowing and my heart broke that little but more when the children shared their stories in Barney’s cellar。 To think this was the reality for children in 1942 doesn’t bare thinking about。Morris Gleitzman does a fantastic job at portraying the emotion and giving a voice to many unheard stories。 I have added the rest of the series to my wish list and look forward to seeing how Felix journey turns out。 。。。more
Muzna Al Hooti
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Felix reminded me a lot of Don Quixote。
Melanie
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I’ve been looking for this book I’ll be rereading it again shortly because I can’t remember it that well-However I remember liking the unique writing style。It reminds me a bit of Milkweed by Jerry Spineli
Nav Bahra
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‘ Everybody deserves to have something good in their life。。。。 at least ONCE’。 - Morris Gleitzman a different genre I picked but a shocking one。 Beautiful story of a naive polish， Jewish boy waiting for his parents to pick him up from an orphanage assuming they have left him to go sell books to the Nazis。 Midst of the World War II， he meets children of his age， a dentist and soldiers trying to understand what actually is going on。。。 。。。the Holocaust！！ Recommend this to children and adults - what ‘ Everybody deserves to have something good in their life。。。。 at least ONCE’。 - Morris Gleitzman a different genre I picked but a shocking one。 Beautiful story of a naive polish， Jewish boy waiting for his parents to pick him up from an orphanage assuming they have left him to go sell books to the Nazis。 Midst of the World War II， he meets children of his age， a dentist and soldiers trying to understand what actually is going on。。。 。。。the Holocaust！！ Recommend this to children and adults - what an eye opener ！ 。。。more
Sanders
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The characters are engaging。 So much so that as the story progressed I discovered I didn't want to put it down。 The characters are engaging。 So much so that as the story progressed I discovered I didn't want to put it down。 。。。more
Inky
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This was one of my childhood novels。 It was wonderfully bittersweet， and made carrots in soup sound so good。 I've read this at least three times。 This was one of my childhood novels。 It was wonderfully bittersweet， and made carrots in soup sound so good。 I've read this at least three times。 。。。more
Jesse B
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this was the first big series I read when I was younger。 Also sending me on many years to come for my interest in world war 2 books。 I became really interested in the topic learning many things about the horrific event through many stories。
Kathryn Regnier
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This is a book that surprises you as it unfolds just how deeply emotional it is， from a very child-like perspective the first 80 pages I just had to make it through and remind myself someone said it was good， and sure enough as she said once I got past that the real understanding started coming through。 This would be a good book to stop and have conversations as a group。 A good book on examples of building characters as well。
Dana
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core memory unlocked: i remember having this book read to me in primary school by a teacher and i dont know why but i think i might read it myself again soon
nichol
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Overall every interesting I was constantly half of my seat It was a story that each day I was looking forward to finding out what happens next· The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the story could have had more impact on me emotionally for example making you feel sorry for not only Felix and his friends but his surroundings on the train ride to the camp· Overall every interesting I was constantly half of my seat It was a story that each day I was looking forward to finding out what happens next· The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the story could have had more impact on me emotionally for example making you feel sorry for not only Felix and his friends but his surroundings on the train ride to the camp· 。。。more
Aideneruptor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Once is a very heart breaking story this book actually inspired me to be more I almost cried for chats at the end I would definitely recomend this book what Barney did for the children letting them die in peace was a beautiful thing this book can set an example for all of us
Maeve Allen
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I thought it was great。 Quite sad at parts but the story line didn't ever get boring！ I thought it was great。 Quite sad at parts but the story line didn't ever get boring！ 。。。more
Gabija_Vysnia
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Knyga vaikams， paaugliams apie holokaustą ir antrąjį pasaulinį karą。 Įdomu tai， kad pasakojama ne iš suaugusiojo， o vaiko perspektyvos。 Nuostabu kaip jis čia sugeba įžvelgti ir suteikti baisiems įvykiams kitokią， sau ir kitiems pagražintą ir palankią realybę。
Glennie
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A quick read。 You really do feel like you are right there with Felix。 Terribly sad to remember what people went through during WWII。
Sophie
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Excellent。 The audio version was read by the author which was v well done。 V moving also v funny in places。 A naive narrator and interestingly I have just finished ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ which also has a naive hero。
Ella
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This book is heartbreaking
Angie
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What a fabulous taleLoss of InnocenceCourage through believing in the possibilities of stories。When will we learn the lessons of the past？this book will help build them into our children's fabric。 What a fabulous taleLoss of InnocenceCourage through believing in the possibilities of stories。When will we learn the lessons of the past？this book will help build them into our children's fabric。 。。。more
Emmanuella
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Heart warming stories。 My emotions were up and down during read this stories。
Vikky
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Tears will stream down your face。 Some advice would be not to read this book in a public space unless you want people to ask you if you are okay because you're breaking down。 Tears will stream down your face。 Some advice would be not to read this book in a public space unless you want people to ask you if you are okay because you're breaking down。 。。。more
Sumi
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It made me smile。 It made me cry。 Please read this book。
Tessa
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'Once' I read a book but about a little boy who experienced the horrors of the holocaust as a jew in the second world war。Written from the viewpoint of a 10 year old little boy， we embark on a journey with him to find his parents。 Hidden from the Nazis in a Catholic Orphanage for over 3 years， Felix is ignorant of the horror happening in his Polish homeland。 He waits in vain for his parents to collect him not knowing their tearful 'We'll never forget you' was their final goodbye。 The book is sim 'Once' I read a book but about a little boy who experienced the horrors of the holocaust as a jew in the second world war。Written from the viewpoint of a 10 year old little boy， we embark on a journey with him to find his parents。 Hidden from the Nazis in a Catholic Orphanage for over 3 years， Felix is ignorant of the horror happening in his Polish homeland。 He waits in vain for his parents to collect him not knowing their tearful 'We'll never forget you' was their final goodbye。 The book is simply written。 The words and viewpoint are those of a child。 His mind at first denies the truth of what is happening- his imagination creating a fantasy world of excuses and explanations for what is happening in the world around him。 His denial and seeming naivety is frustrating for the reader。 His lack of caution will get him killed。 What does come across is Felix's kindness， selflessness， and his concern for others。 As the horrors build， Felix can no longer deny the truth。 Felix loves books and he is a creator of stories and this combination helps him to survive。 In the end all naivety has gone。 He knows what he needs to do survive。 Fantasy and imagination disappear as he embraces reality and its consequences。 。。。more
Lynda
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This book is amazing！ I read the whole series in one go。
seo
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slow。 writing is easy。 ik its for like nine year olds。
Karen
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read and loved this series as a kid and now rereading it 10 years later
Dancer。Jane
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Moje první slova， jak jsem tuhle knížku dočetla byly: ，，O můj bože， to bylo boží。" Na tuhle knížku jsem narazila jenom náhodou a jsem moc ráda， že jsem na ni narazila。 Styl psaní autora， od kterého jsem něco četla poprvé， mi určitě vyhovoval a ještě k tomu se ten příběh odehrával v roce 1942， což já mám ráda takové knížky， které jsou v jiném století než ve kterém žijeme my。 Je to strašně krásný， napínavý， dojemný， smutný a silný příběh！ Felixe jsem si moc oblíbila。 Sice byl na začátku docela dos Moje první slova， jak jsem tuhle knížku dočetla byly: ，，O můj bože， to bylo boží。" Na tuhle knížku jsem narazila jenom náhodou a jsem moc ráda， že jsem na ni narazila。 Styl psaní autora， od kterého jsem něco četla poprvé， mi určitě vyhovoval a ještě k tomu se ten příběh odehrával v roce 1942， což já mám ráda takové knížky， které jsou v jiném století než ve kterém žijeme my。 Je to strašně krásný， napínavý， dojemný， smutný a silný příběh！ Felixe jsem si moc oblíbila。 Sice byl na začátku docela dost naivní， což mě taky někdy štvalo， ale bylo mu teprve devět a navíc to tomu dodává tu smutnost。 Podle mě tenhle příběh není jenom pro děti a mládež a určitě si myslím， že by ji ocenili i dospělí。 Zeldu jsem naopak ze začátku neměla moc ráda， ale potom už nebyla zas tak protivná。 Bylo mi všech strašně líto a taky jsem strašně smutná z toho， že Felix se Zeldou opustili Barneyho。 Prostě mi přirostl k srdci a společně s Felixem to jsou v téhle knížce moje nejoblíbenější postavy。 Muselo to být pro všechny strašné。 Felix byl hodně odvážný， statečný a taky laskavý。 Bylo mi prostě strašně líto toho， jak Felixovi postupem času， že je válka atd。。。 ， začalo všechno docházet。 Teď musím pořád myslet na to， jak to dopadlo s Barneyem a s ostatními dětmi。 Občas mi bylo i do pláče。 Podle mě by bylo i strašně moc hezké zfilmování téhle úžasné knížky。 Už se moc těším， až se začtu do druhého dílu。 （Navíc jsem měla takové štěstí， že jsem si ho v knihovně stihla vypůjčit jako první :） ）。 。。。more
willow ✿
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i first read this book in my sixth grade english class when we were learning about the holocaust for the first time and i’ve gotta say i was captured by this historic fiction from the get go。 i have yet to re-read it 9 years later but i’m sure i would love it just as much
Ky James
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I was hesitant in picking this one up despite all the rave reviews， as I worried it would be another “Boy in the Striped Pajamas ”， rife with historical inaccuracies and perpetuating harmful myths about the holocaust。 I was really pleasantly surprised。 In Once， Felix is anything but ignorant， though he is definitely in denial， and as he slowly experiences the traumas and horrors of the occupation around him and loses his capacity to explain away his denial with clever stories， I was simply devas I was hesitant in picking this one up despite all the rave reviews， as I worried it would be another “Boy in the Striped Pajamas ”， rife with historical inaccuracies and perpetuating harmful myths about the holocaust。 I was really pleasantly surprised。 In Once， Felix is anything but ignorant， though he is definitely in denial， and as he slowly experiences the traumas and horrors of the occupation around him and loses his capacity to explain away his denial with clever stories， I was simply devastated for him。 This book does not sugarcoat。 Felix as a character is likable， his early hope pulls at the heartstrings， and his eventual entry to reality simply crushing。 The supporting characters also do a good job of putting the human element into this tragic historical fiction without diminishing the severity of the events going on around them。This is a quick read and a great story for introducing young readers to the horrors of the holocaust， and actually has a whole series after it。 。。。more
Samantha Porterfield
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A quick middle grade read on a tough topic in history。 The writing style is both moving and compelling。 The story is shared from a child’s perspective and is a great introduction to WW2 historical fiction for young readers。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Once
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Once&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Once&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0