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Morris Gleitzman

5 stars across 96 books

Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface, Boy Overboard and Girl Underground.

Once

23rd February 2006

Once

Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in ... More

(10 reviews)

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Soon

6th August 2015

Soon

Soon is the latest powerfully moving addition to Morris Gleitzman's bestselling Second World War series about Feli... More

(6 reviews)

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Then

1st January 2009

Then

In Then - Morris Gleitzman's heartbreaking children's novel set during the Nazi occupation of Poland during the Se... More

(4 reviews)

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Two Weeks with the Queen

4th March 1999

Two Weeks with the Queen

'I need to see the Queen about my sick brother.' Colin Mudford is on a quest. His brother Luke has cancer and... More

(3 reviews)

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After

2nd August 2012

After

After is the fourth shocking, funny and heartbreaking book in Morris Gleitzman's Second World War series. Aft... More

(2 reviews)

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Too Small To Fail

4th August 2011

Too Small To Fail

1 boy. 1 girl. 1 camel. Squillions of dollars. A plan that can't fail. Or can it? Oliver's pa... More

(1 review)

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Wicked!

5th March 2002

Wicked!

(1 review)

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Maybe

21st September 2017

Maybe

A powerfully moving addition to Morris Gleitzman's bestselling series about Felix and Zelda which takes place in 1945, ... More

(1 review)

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Toad Surprise

8th October 2009

Toad Surprise

A cane toad's hilarious quest to discover the true meaning of Christmas! Limpy has a dream. A dream in which cane t... More

(0 reviews)

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Always Watching

5th May 2015

Always Watching

This daughter of a rock star has it all-until murder crashes her world. The exciting and suspenseful Rayne Tour ser... More

(0 reviews)

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Help Around the House

3rd September 2018

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Coming Soon

Blabber Mouth & Sticky Beak

Paperback

1st April 2021

Recent Reviews

Two Weeks with the Queen

by Toppa

Wow. A brave and challenging look at terminal illness and homophobia in a simple and straightforward way for a child to engage with. I read this to my...
Then

by AllSaintsBootle

A harrowing, yet hopeful story set in WW2. It its gripping and the characters are well-rounded. I imagine upper primary children would engage well wit...
Once

by ProfessorSnape

As a parent, I found this a difficult book to read. However, such stories must be told in order that the horrors of the past are not forgotten. ‘Once’...