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Can I read Once. (Felix and Zelda, vol. 1.) on EtoBox?
Once. (Felix and Zelda, vol. 1.) by Morris Gleitzman [Gleitzman, Morris] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Once. (Felix and Zelda, vol. 1.) about?
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 They must be foreign librarians sent to clean out the orphanage's outdated library.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.**From School Library JournalGrade 6–9—Felix lives in Poland in 1942, and reading is his survival mechanism. Now almost 10, he was sent to a Catholic orphanage three years and eight months earlier by his Jewish bookstore-owning parents, and he's convinced himself that the sole
Who reads Once. (Felix and Zelda, vol. 1.)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Morris Gleitzman [Gleitzman, Morris]
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312653040
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Young Adult, Children'S
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (356 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14