Paperback
Titles in this set: once then now after soon maybe condition: brand new format: paperback isbn: 9780241436035 publisher: puffin age range: 9-12 years overview the once series by bestselling australian author morris gleitzman follows felix, a young jewish orphan, and his friend zelda through the horrors and hope of nazi-occupied poland and its long aftermath. This six-book paperback collection brings together once, then, now, after, soon and maybe in one brand-new set, offering young readers a moving, unforgettable journey through history, courage and friendship, told with gleitzman's trademark warmth and gentle humour. About the books this complete six-book set tells one continuous, deeply affecting story spanning the second world war and its aftermath. In once, felix escapes an orphanage determined to find his parents, and along the way rescues a young girl named zelda from a burning house. Then sees felix and zelda captured by the nazis and en route to a concentration camp, forced to rely on courage and quick thinking to survive. Now jumps forward in time to felix's granddaughter, also named zelda, as she comes to understand the shadows of her grandfather's past. After returns to wartime poland, as felix, having lost everyone he loves, joins forces with allies in the forest to resist the nazis and rebuild a family of sorts. Soon is set just after the war has ended, when felix finds himself unexpectedly protecting an orphaned baby amid the continuing chaos and...