I have recommended this novel to many students, and I have yet to find one who doesn't like this book. Here is a cut-and-paste description from Amazon:
"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."
This is easy to read, and the wonderful thing is that there are three more books in the same series: Then, Now, and After. I think Derya is my alibi this time, didn´t you like it? Anyone else who has read it?
One of my favorite classroom reads - ever!
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