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For three years and eight months Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains of Poland. He is different from the other orphans, though, as Felix is convinced his parents are still alive and that they will one day come back to get him. But instead, the orphanage is visited by a group of Nazis.

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  • "For three years and eight months Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains of Poland. He is different from the other orphans, though, as Felix is convinced his parents are still alive and that they will one day come back to get him. But instead, the orphanage is visited by a group of Nazis."@en
  • "Felix lives in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. He is convinced his parents are still alive and that they will one day come back to get him. When Nazi soldiers come to the orphanage Felix decides to escape and make his way home. The journey to find his parents is a long and difficult one, as all of Poland is occupied by the Nazis and a dangerous place for a Jewish boy. Felix manages to live and look after himself and another orphan, Zelda, with the help of a kind dentist, Barney, who is hiding and looking after a number of Jewish children."
  • "For three years and eight months, Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. But Felix is different from the other orphans. He is convinced his parents are still alive and will come back to get him. When a group of Nazi soldiers come and burn the nuns' books, Felix is terrified that his Jewish, bookseller parents will also be in danger. After escaping from the orphanage, Felix embarks on a long and dangerous journey through Nazi occupied Poland, befriending a little orphan girl called Zelda and a kindly dentist, Barney, who hides and cares for Jewish children. But when the Nazis discover them, Barney makes the ultimate sacrifice for the children."
  • "After living in an Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents."@en
  • "After living in an Catholic orphanage for nearly four years, a naive Jewish boy runs away and embarks on a journey across Nazi-occupied Poland to find his parents."
  • "Felix can't stop wondering what has happened to his parents. He's been living in the orphanage for over three years now and they still haven't come to get him. When men in suits with armbands arrive at the orphanage and start burning books on a bonfire, Felix is shocked and confused. But then Mother Minka tells him that the men are Nazis who are burning all Jewish books and Felix's shock turns to fear. he knows he must escape to warn his parents."@en
  • "Simultaneous release with the print edition. Moving, thought-provoking and wryly humorous. A story of friendship, belonging and survival from the bestselling author of Girl Underground, Boy Overboard and Worm Story. Felix lives in a convent orphanage in Poland. He is convinced his parents are still alive and that they will one day come back to get him. When Nazi soldiers come to the orphanage Felix decides to escape and make his way home. The journey to find his parents is a long and difficult one, as Poland is occupied by the Nazis and a dangerous place for a Jewish boy. Felix manages to live and look after himself and another orphan, Zelda, with the help of a kind dentist, Barney, who is hiding and looking after a number of Jewish children. When the Nazis discover them, Barney makes the ultimate sacrifice for the children - electing to go with them on the train to the death camps, rather than taking the option of freedom offered by a Nazi soldier, one of his grateful patients."@en
  • "Simultaneous release with the print edition. Moving, thought-provoking and wryly humorous. A story of friendship, belonging and survival from the bestselling author of Girl Underground, Boy Overboard and Worm Story. Felix lives in a convent orphanage in Poland. He is convinced his parents are still alive and that they will one day come back to get him. When Nazi soldiers come to the orphanage Felix decides to escape and make his way home.The journey to find his parents is a long and difficult one, as Poland is occupied by the Nazis and a dangerous place for a Jewish boy. Felix manages to live and look after himself and another orphan, Zelda, with the help of a kind dentist, Barney, who is hiding and looking after a number of Jewish children. When the Nazis discover them, Barney makes the ultimate sacrifice for the children - electing to go with them on the train to the death camps, rather than taking the option of freedom offered by a Nazi soldier, one of his grateful patients."

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  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Dust jackets (Bindings)"
  • "Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre"
  • "War"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Powieść młodzieżowa australijska"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Jugendbuch"
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Children's stories"@en

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  • "Nekoč"@sl
  • "Una volta _ la storia di Felix"@it
  • "Una volta ... : La storia di Felix"
  • "Einmal"
  • "Una vez"@es
  • "Una vez"
  • "Egyszer"@hu
  • "Egyszer"
  • "Once"
  • "Once"@en

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