Morris Gleitzman
1) Then
Author
Series
Once series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In early 1940s Poland, ten-year-old Felix and his friend Zelda escape from a cattle car headed to the Nazi death camps and struggle to survive, first on their own and then with Genia, a farmer with her own reasons for hating Germans.
2) Once
Author
Series
Once series volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
After living in an Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents.
3) Now
Author
Series
Once series volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
While her physician-parents are working in Africa, eleven-year-old Zelda is living with her grandfather, eighty-year-old Holocaust-survivor Felix Salinger, in Australia, when a disaster leads them both to deal with unresolved feelings about the first Zelda, Felix's childhood friend.
4) Toad rage
Author
Series
Toad rage books volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Determined to understand why humans hate cane toads and to improve relations between the species, Limpy embarks on a dangerous trek from his swamp to the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
5) Soon
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The Second World War has officially ended, but the streets are still a battleground - for food, for shelter, for protection ...Felix is in hiding to stay safe, but finds he has been left holding the baby - literally. An orphaned infant has been left in his care and he will do everything he can to protect the child, in the way a few incredible people did for him during the Holocaust.
6) After
Author
Series
Once series volume 4
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Following a heartbreaking struggle to survive as a Jewish child in Germany, Felix faces perhaps his greatest challenge; to find hope when he's lost almost everything. As Europe goes through the final agonizing stages of the war, Felix struggles to reconcile hatred and healing.
7) Maybe
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
1946. Europe is in ruins. Millions dream of finding happiness somewhere else, and 14 year-old Felix is one of them. When he's offered a journey to somewhere far away, he seizes the opportunity. So does someone very dear to him, even though she wasn't actually invited. They have high hopes for their new land. But before Felix and Anya can embrace the love and friendship of their new world, they must confront the murderous urge for revenge still alive...
9) Extra time
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
p2013.
Language
English
Description
A young Aussie soccer genius and his 10-year-old manager take on the world. And win. For a time. A funny and moving story from one of Australia's most entertaining authors.
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
Language
English
Description
Save ten lives with a paperclip, discover how a big banana can ruin your sister's holiday, make a new friend with a garbage bin, develop a taste for sheep's spleen and chips, bounce on a vampire's bed, rescue your dad from a dog and a spider, use a toilet roll to get justice, upset the neighbours with a pickaxe, eat a pizza that makes you fearless, and imagine a world where teachers earn more money than a rock star.
11) Always
Author
Series
Once series volume 7
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Late in life, Felix finds himself back where he started, living in an aged-care home that reminds him of his childhood orphanage. He's not happy. His body might be old, but his spirit is still youthful. When he learns that a dear friend from his early years is in terrible danger, Felix doesn't hesitate. He makes his second orphanage escape, goes back to Poland and throws himself into a daring and dangerous journey with a new young friend. Felix knows...