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Once
Once | Morris Gleitzman
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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 They must be foreign librarians sent to clean out the orphanage's outdated library.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. Despite his grim suroundings, Felix never loses hope. Morris Gleitzman takes a painful subject and expertly turns it into a story filled with love, friendship, and even humor.
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Night_Reader
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Morris Gleitzman is a legend! My 11yo son, who is a reluctant reader, devoured these books. 👏🤗

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DomBombHadden1212
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking.

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DomBombHadden1212
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Once is a 2005 children's novel by Australian author Morris Gleitzman. It is about a Jewish boy named Felix who lived in Poland and is on a quest to find his book-keeper parents after he sees Nazis burning the books from a Catholic orphanage in which had stayed at for 3 years and 8 months

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Chloe.netzel
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The first chapter of the first book out of the sequel has me hooked! Felix is the main character is “trapped” in an orphanage and is longing to escape to find his mom and dad! Felix is a funny, smart, and risk taking kid! I can tell this series is going to be a good one!

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Chloe.netzel
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I‘m excited to be starting the wonderful sequel of novels recommended by a friend! I am excited to see where these books take my imagination! #novelsequels #excited

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kar.leen111
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I really liked this book. I‘m usually a slow reader for books, but I finished this one in about 2 weeks, so I obviously enjoyed it. I remember reading about half of it a couple years ago, but I never had the chance to finish it. So once (pun intended) I saw it on the shelf, I decided to reread it. Overall it was a great book and I really recommend it to people who want to know what Jewish people went through in the holocaust.

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CarolynM
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#Booked2020 #AboutGenocide

And that completes the Spring prompts and the challenge. Wrap-up post to follow.

Cinfhen It sounds like a beautiful book although im sure it‘s heartbreaking. 😢 4y
CarolynM @Cinfhen I can't find words that do justice to the subject. The book is excellent. 4y
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JonathanVera
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This book is ok, I did not finish it casue it did not click for me I tried to read it but I couldn't understand what was going on. I recommend this book cause it has good miny storys of this boy and his adventures in the war @MrsBabki @Cfischbuch

Cfischbuch Thanks for giving it a try. 4y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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This is a recent read from my daughters grade 5/6 class this year. After she had told me a little about it I found it on audiobook & we listened to it together.
Morris Gleitzman has written 6 in this series so I've downloaded them all & will continue through them with her.
The world is still marvelling at the horrendous situation of WW2 and even though the subject is difficult to talk about let alone imagine to be true, it needs to be heard.

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Arvena
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#Top20Series #20Series20Days
Day15: Once Series by Morris Gleitzman
@Andrew65

Andrew65 Look good. 4y
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SydneyBaerg
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These books have to be my all time favourite series, there about the Holocaust if your sensitive and that then don‘t read them there is a bit of gore but I would suggest this book for anyone who likes non fiction books

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Arvena
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A completing story about a boy, who uses storytelling and reality denial as his shield and survival strategy. A great book of terror and hope.

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megnews
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A #middlegrade novel of the #Holocaust, book burning, and the comfort of stories.

Can‘t wait for the next in the series. Already downloaded.

Book 162/165 5/4/19 #middlegrademay

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Bettlovesbooks
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The innocence of the young Felix was so endearing. What a fabulous book.

Libby1 I really enjoyed this one, too. 6y
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Eva_B
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This is a beautifully written, sensitive, age appropriate children‘s book about the Holocaust. Very moving and well worth reading

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Noelle5
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Once is about a Jewish boy names Felix. He lives in Poland and is on adventure to find his parents when he sees Nazis burning books from a Catholic orphanage library where he stays. He befriends a girl named Zelda whom he finds in a burning house where her parents died. This book is HF and was inspired by the events of WWII. TS that would work with this book are LC, RA, PR, IR, and GR. This book really gives students an image of how it was like to

Noelle5 live during WWII, and also be captivated by a awesome character. UDL: 3.1 (provide background knowledge of WWII to help with understanding). EL #4 (Link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge) https://www.teachervision.com/holocaust/once-discussion-guide These are discussion questions to get kids thinking. 7y
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Mdonald
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Hollie
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A quick, but heartbreaking YA novel about a little boy who tells stories to help cope with the world around him...a world that is ripping apart at the seems during the Holocaust in Poland. I teared up at the end, but am heartened to see that there are two more books in this series, so I can keep reading about little Felix.

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Hollie
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My first #spinepoetry #marchintoreading
Once, in the lake of the woods
We got the water.
The river, forbidden.
The mulberry tree, wild orchids
All on fire.

Suet624 Gorgeous!!! 8y
Hollie @Suet624 thank you! 😍 8y
Cinfhen You definitely have a knack for this 😊 8y
Hollie @Cinfhen I did not realize this was going to be so much fun! 8y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻 8y
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Hollie
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Book mail came today! The best mail is book mail!

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