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Retrieve credentials. Sign Up. Page Count: Publisher: Henry Holt. No Comments Yet. More by Morris Gleitzman. Historical fiction. Pub Date: Nov. Another compelling chapter in the life of Felix, hero of the award-winning series of books that includes Once , Then , After and Soon.
Once I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood. Then I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda. Now I understand why Felix does the things he does. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize Morris Gleitzman. Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen.
After university he worked for ten years as a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Just like a good TV show, a beloved book series can lift our mood. Here are some of the best for kids. Search books and authors. Every available fire-fighting unit was being mobilised.
Small towns were being told to evacuate. Because rarely had Australia experienced a bushfire this huge and unstoppable and destructive As with the other Felix books, research was an important part of preparing to write Now. The real life stories of the people and communities caught up in the terrible bushfires that swept through parts of Victoria, Australia in February inspired the story of Now in all kinds of ways.
It was amazing, I could go n forever. What I really loved was that Morris Gleitzman once again, used real life situations. I cried when I read Once. I cried when I read Then. I cried when I read Now. Gleitzman is a very good author, he makes you beleive whole heartedly in what your reading.
What really affected me th I'm not going to go into details about what the book is about etc. I am an Aussie and on those horrible days, I could see the smoke from where I was. And being so close to the fires - and seeing those places from how they were hit, to after the fires is heart-wrenching.
After I read Now, I could imagine, but I doubt its not possible to fully comprehend, what it was like. And if you don't know this, thats what some people had to do, stay under the blankets. It was all true. The cars being burnt, the havoc. I hope that maybe, when reading the book people will think of those who still suffer. It's a must read. Dec 25, Erin Pradeep rated it really liked it.
THEN, I read the second book and was left heartbroken and crying. NOW, I live to read the third book as Felix, in the present, trying to face his terrible past with his grand-daughter. Now continues the other two books but just in the present. Felix is now 80 years old, a retired surgeon and also lives in Australia.
He has a grand-daughter named after his best friend in the previous books, Zelda. T " Sometimes facing the past is the bravest act of all It is quite moving that a boy who suffered so much still suffers at the memories and experience.
He blames himself for not protecting Zelda, despite all the things he's achieved. Now he has his grand-daughter Zelda to look after a bush fire breaks out, hitting home, and Felix and Zelda must face their fears and past in order to survive. I love Felix whether he's old or young and I love Zelda's courage. Felix is an 80 year old grandfather, a highly esteemed retired doctor who still struggles to come to terms with the nightmare that was his childhood.
Again he has woven a story that sensitively and Felix is an 80 year old grandfather, a highly esteemed retired doctor who still struggles to come to terms with the nightmare that was his childhood. Again he has woven a story that sensitively and realistically portrays the struggles and traumas that children face.
This story like many of his previous, will introduce you to characters who will become friends with whom you will laugh and cry. May these books inspire us all to do our best! Now can be read without having read the previous two books, but I would highly recommend beginning with Once and following the sequence through to its very satisfying finish.
Felix is hiding. His parents left him at a convent with other orphans, and then they fled. When Felix receives a sign in the form of a whole carrot he is sure it means his parents are returning for him. So he takes his beloved notebook, full of fanciful stories, and he leaves the convent to go in search of his parents. Along the way he sees the truth of the war.
He watches people marchin Felix is hiding. He watches people marching, and soldiers fighting. He comes across a burnt down farmhouse, and finds Zelda — a young girl whose parents have been killed. But his extended family perished in the Holocaust. Along the way he finds Zelda, a young girl who Felix discovers lying beside her dead parents in the midst of a burnt-down farmhouse.
My glasses are smudged. I take them off and polish them on my shirt. Zelda gives a terrified squeak, and grabs me and points. I put my glasses back on and peer down at what she's seen. Zelda isn't pointing at a distant house belonging to a kind cook, because there aren't any houses. She's pointing at something much closer. A big hole in the hillside. A sort of pit, with piles of freshly dug earth next to it. Lying in the hole, tangled up together, are children. Lots of them.
All different ages. Some older than me, some even younger than Zelda. I'm feeling worried too. They look like Jewish children.
I can tell because they're all wearing white armbands with a blue blob that I'm pretty sure is a Jewish star. Trembling, I give my glasses another clean. She's right, it wasn't. The children aren't moving. They're dead. The story is also brilliant for the secondary characters Gleitzman peppers throughout. February 7th is a date synonymous with death and destruction — the setting of the Black Saturday bushfires that claimed lives.
When we meet her, Zelda is staying with her grandfather while her doctor parents are overseas on a mission. She is struggling to fit in the small country town, and struggling even more with the weight of her name. I turn back to the car. Felix is sitting there. I've never seen him look so miserable. I get back in the car.
We sit looking at each other and I can see Felix is having a really big struggle deciding what to do. He looks at the bus. He opens his mouth to say something, but before he can the bus drives away. Morris Gleitzman is writing about a horrific moment in human history — but it is vital that new generations know about this past, so that it may never happen again. These books are vital reading, and I cannot recommend them enough. Sep 04, Emma rated it liked it.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Zelda was kind of annoying to be honest and I couldn't understand why Felix let her go in the house? I missed knowing what Felix was really thinking, and why he was so sad about the book.
I felt I didnt get enough answers. The humour made up for it and why the book gets 3 stars and not 2. I hope the rest of the series gets back to to Gleitzman at his best. Jan 22, Rachel rated it liked it Shelves: series , 3-stars , format-paperback , books-mg , bravery-courage. This was a bit of a disappointment. After the ending of the second book, I was expecting the story to continue on from there, where he was an 11 year old boy. Instead this book jumps right to him being 80 and with no mention of what happened in the years between.
That's odd. I'm hoping that maybe the next 2 books go into what happened in that time. Otherwise I'm left wondering, 'why not? Nov 04, Leandro is currently reading it.
Zelda encounters a hard life at school with multiple bullys at her school, Zelda makes a friend which by coincidence is the bullys brother. Towards the end of the story, there is a big fire in the city and Felix and Zelda try to help as much as possible to make the fire go away and help the people. Nov 01, Chamar added it. I really liked the book Now, because I really like Babushka because he is like a father figure to Felix and he gives really good advice.
Felix doesn't have a lot of family so it is good that he has babushka. The book is also very serious and could be hard to read for some people.
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