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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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32 Reviews

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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 SoccerLyfe03

This book was sooo good. I absolutely loved it!! I would read this over and over again, I'm in love!

Nov 16, 2025 07:31 PM
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Review by EM14

This book is so good and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

Nov 16, 2025 07:14 PM
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My fav

Review by Blue2013

This book is sooo goooood I've read almost the whole series I just love this series.me personality I love ww2 books I've got like 20 books that r ww2 books it's my fav thing to read Abt but this book u can not just put down it's like the book is pulling u to the pages,u can't look away ☺️ but if u want to pick it but ur not sure PICK THIS BOOK. It's worth it at the end.alrighty BYEEE hope u pick this book👋 ahha bye divas 😝

Nov 10, 2025 01:31 PM
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Review by PJMasks2025

good depiction of the holocaust.Recommend ages 9+

Nov 05, 2025 06:28 PM
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It's great

Review by RockStar2025

It was just awesome. I liked reading about a kid my age. This was my first book about the Holocaust and it was interesting to read.

Nov 04, 2025 10:03 PM