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Once, &, Then
Once, &, Then | Morris Gleitzman
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"Once: Felix lives in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. He is convinced his parents are still alive and that they will one day come back to get him. When Nazi soldiers come to the orphanage Felix decides to escape and make his way home. The journey to find his parents is a long and difficult one, as all of Poland is occupied by the Nazis and a dangerous place for a Jewish boy. Felix manages to live and look after himself and another orphan, Zelda, with the help of a kind dentist, Barney, who is hiding and looking after a number of Jewish children. Then is the second story of Felix and Zelda. They escaped from the Nazis, but how long can they now survive when there are so many people ready to hand them over for a reward? Thanks to the courage of a kind, brave woman they are able to hide for a time in the open, but Felix knows he has a distinguishing feature that identifies him as a Jew and that it is only a matter of time before he is discovered, which will mean death for them all. Even though he promised Zelda he would never leave her, he knows he has to, before it is too late."--Bolinda.
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Once, &, Then | Morris Gleitzman
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"Everybody deserves to have something good on their life. At least once” -Morris Gleitzman

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Once, &, Then | Morris Gleitzman
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“That's the good thing with stories. There's always a chance they can come true.” ✨

Unlike the other children in the orphanage, Felix is certain his parents will come back for him one day. And whatever the Nazis do and however many books they burn, his imagination provides him with an endless supply of stories - stories that protect them when they're on the run, give them hope when all seems lost, and one day may even save their lives.

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