Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Once by Morris Gleitzman is a powerful series of novels about Felix - a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust. The books tell the story of a family's hope, courage and trauma, from 1942 to the present day.
Suitable for readers 10+, these poignant stories handle the atrocities of the Holocaust sensitively and with grace.
The series starts with Once - the story of ten-year-old Felix, on the run from his orphanage to search for his parents. He soon learns that Poland in 1942 is not a safe place for Jewish boys, but can his gift for storytelling keep him one step ahead of the Nazis and help him find his parents? After all, everybody deserves to have something good in their life at least once.
In the following books in the series, we journey with Felix throughout the war and in the aftermath, as he experiences huge losses and hopes for happiness. In the last two books - Now and Always - we meet Felix’s grandson as the elderly man faces up to his past.
We recommend reading Morris Gleitzman’s Once series in order, or at least starting with Felix’s story in book one.
All the Once series in order:
Book 1: Once (2005)
Book 2: Then (2009)
Book 3: After (2012)
Book 4: Soon (2015)
Book 5: Maybe (2017)
Book 6: Now (2010)
Book 7: Always (2021)
BOOK OF THE MONTH - A powerful picture book about hope and resilience from talented 10 year old, Rico Hinson-King, illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
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This is such a fantastic book. It is so heart wrenching. The boy, Felix is such an up beat, naive and gorgeous little boy. So kind and friendly and yo...
A poignant and at times harrowing book for older readers.
Set in Poland during WWII, the story is told from the perspective of a young boy, Felix,...
I love this book so much. Honestly it is the best book I have ever read. I love how it always has once at beginning of every chapter. I am so desperat...
