Once there was a boy called Felix, who had a big imagination and a heart full of optimism. Once, his Polish / Jewish bookseller parents left him in an orphanage before being wrenched away by the Nazis. Once, he set out to find them, and, in the process, saved someone's life. Once, Felix's whole world changed forever.

morrisgleitzman.com Klappentext The story of Felix, an orphan in Poland during the War who believe his parents are still alive. When Nazis come to burn the nuns' books, Felix is terrified that his family are in danger, so embarks on a dangerous and long journey through the Nazi-occulpied country. Ages: 9+. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.

Autorentext

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 and Once.

Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen. He was a frozen-chicken thawer, sugar-mill rolling-stock unhooker, fashion-industry trainee, student, department-store Santa, TV producer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now he's one of Australia's most popular children's authors. Visit Morris at his website: href='http://www.morrisgleitzman.com/'>morrisgleitzman.com

Klappentext

The story of Felix, an orphan in Poland during the War who believe his parents are still alive. When Nazis come to burn the nuns' books, Felix is terrified that his family are in danger, so embarks on a dangerous and long journey through the Nazi-occulpied country. Ages: 9+.

Zusammenfassung
Tells the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.