Description - After by Morris Gleitzman
The next instalment of the story begun in former Children's Laureate Morris Gleitzman's award-winning Once, Then and Now.
Winner - Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2013
Winner - KROC Children's Choice Awards 2013
Notable Book - CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013
Shortlisted - Australian Book Industry Awards 2013
After the Nazis took my parents I was scared
After they killed my best friend I was angry
After they ruined my thirteenth birthday I was determined
To get to the forest
To join forces with Gabriek and Yuli
To be a family
To defeat the Nazis after all
'Haunting... dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope.' The Guardian
Determined to survive the Holocaust and make a difference, Felix joins a group of partisan fighters and assists their doctor. Using his skills and experiences to help others, he slowly comes to terms with his past and the loss of his loved ones.
A powerful and moving story that highlights the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity and the hope that can be found even in the darkest of times.
'Morris Gleitzman has discovered the difficult trick of changing reality so that poignancy and laughter are never far apart.'
The Australian
'Painfully truthful.'
The Sunday Times
'Funny and shocking at the same time.'
Jewish Chronicle
Other books in the series-
Once
Then
Now
After
Soon
Maybe
Always
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