A story of friendship, belonging and survival from the bestselling author of Girl Underground and Worm Story.
Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was 16. He was a frozen-chicken thawer, sugar-mill rolling-stock unhooker, fashion-industry trainee, student, department-store Santa, TV producer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now he's an award-winning, internationally bestselling children's author. He was named Favourite Australian Author 1999 in the Dymocks Booksellers Children's Choice Awards and won Best Book for Older Readers 2000 in the YABBA Awards for Toad Rage. Morris has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was 16. He was a frozen-chicken thawer, sugar-mill rolling-stock unhooker, fashion-industry trainee, student, department-store Santa, TV producer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now he's an award-winning, internationally bestselling children's author. He was named Favourite Australian Author 1999 in the Dymocks Booksellers Children's Choice Awards and won Best Book for Older Readers 2000 in the YABBA Awards for Toad Rage. Morris has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
"Morris Gleitzman's children's stories are among the most widely
read and loved." -- AudioFile Magazine
"Morris Gleitzman has discovered the difficult trick of changing
reality so that poignancy and laughter are never far apart." -- The
Australian
"Gleitzman's reading is flawless and as a result the three disc,
three hour listening experience seems to last only minutes.
Gleitzman's postscript places the story firmly among the actual
events of Hitler's Holocaust adding another instance of where
'Morris Gleitzman has discovered the difficult trick of changing
reality so the poignancy and laughter are never far apart.' The
cover artwork is identical to that of the paperback edition and the
listener is privileged by hearing the author read his own inner
creative voice as no one else can. This short audiobook, complete
and unabridged, is a must for every school library. Listeners will
not baulk at the three discs and three-hour investment of their
time. In return, they will be privy to a new genre of comic but no
less insightful historical fiction." -- Fiction Focus
"Set during the Holocaust, this is the tale of Felix, a young
Jewish child who runs away from a Catholic orphanage to try and
find his parents. He meets other orphans who join his journey, and
he is eventually forced onto a train heading for the concentration
camps. Gleitzman spares no horror divulging details of Nazi
brutality, and he conveys the truths in small bits through Felix's
present-tense viewpoint. Felix copes with the tragedy of his life
through storytelling, making the audio most effective. Always
seeking to see the bright side, Felix helps others escape through
fantasy as well, weaving tales to make those around him feel
better. Gleitzman's resonant voice, hushed tones, Australian
accent, and impeccable pacing draw listeners to this compelling
tale. A hauntingly hollow Jewish musical refrain separates chapters
and enhances the mood." -- Booklist
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