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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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50 Reviews

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Once by Sarah

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Once Review by Emmy

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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LEAVING ME ON PINS AND NEEDLES

Review by Bejammin

I need to get the 2nd one:Next

May 02, 2026 02:27 PM
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ONCE By: Morris Gleitzman Review By: Gryffindor_Guy/Leo

Review by Gryffindor_Guy

I think this book is 5 stars because the story was very interesting. Why it's interesting is because it had a lot of detail the Holocaust and the Warsaw ghetto. Also the ending made me want to keep reading the series.

May 02, 2026 10:59 AM
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Once

Review by Alaea

I just finished the book Once by Morris Gleitzman and I am going to order the sequels, Then and Now right now. It was such a good book, one of the only ones that I didn’t want to put down. I like reading but this book got me so much more into reading and I finished it pretty quickly. Whenever I had the chance, I would read this book. It’s thrilling and it’s sad, but I love it so much and I cannot wait to get the sequels. Amazing book.

Apr 20, 2026 04:23 PM
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Once

Review by ObieP914

I love this book and topic of World War II. It is thrilling and sad at the same time. I recommend this if you like war books

Apr 09, 2026 05:39 PM
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once

Review by SweetiePye

sad book😫

Mar 15, 2026 04:16 PM