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Once upon a time, two small children were traveling through wartime Poland, hiding from Nazis and searching for their parents. Their names were Felix and Zelda. This is their story.
 
Ages 11+
Pages 192
Publisher Macmillan
Last Offered Aug 2025
Awards
Sydney Taylor Honor Award

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46 Reviews

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Once by Sarah

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Review by Emmy

Once is a beautiful story about a young boy's experience growing up secretly Jewish during the Holocaust. There are a lot of really interesting and intense moments in this book, and it makes it hard to put down! The protagonist Felix, is very easy to sympathize with, and so you care a lot about his feelings and his struggles. I really liked the way that the first person perspective was used, it was almost like you could see into Felix's brain. If you are a fan of intense stories with a lot of emotion in them, I can almost guarantee that you are going to love Once!

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Review by SweetiePye

sad book😫

Mar 15, 2026 04:16 PM
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Good book

Review by mepmep

It was sad but very good I would recommed it but you don't like sad books probably don't read it.

Mar 08, 2026 08:37 PM
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One of the best books I have ever read

Review by LeftlikeLink

This is an amazing book. It was so suspenseful and cool. It was a very good book. Read it if you can!

Mar 06, 2026 08:42 PM
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I liked it fine

Review by sdb2628

Once is a elating book that summarizes the holocaust from the point of view of a boy whose parents left him behind overall it is pretty good

Mar 04, 2026 09:15 PM
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Great Book

Review by Mollelu220

I'm really into books about the Holocaust, and this one was excellent.

Mar 01, 2026 03:08 PM