Soon
1st Edition
Published on 26. June 2015
208 pages
978-1-76014-133-2 (ISBN)
Description
Winner - CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2016
Winner - YABBA Children's Choice Awards 2016
Winner - KOALA Children's Choice Awards 2016
Shortlisted - Indie Book Awards 2016
Shortlisted - Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2016
I hoped the Nazis would be defeated.
And they were.
I hoped the war would be over.
And it was.
I hoped we would be safe.
But we aren't.
'Haunting... dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope.' The Guardian
Having survived the holocaust, Felix is facing new challenges as he tries to rebuild his life in Poland. He is determined to find his family and uncover the truth about his past. He also has to navigate the complex realities of post-war Poland, where anti-Semitism is still prevalent.
With its powerful blend of humour and heart, Soon offers a unique perspective on the aftermath of the Holocaust and the long-lasting impact of trauma, and it is a powerful reminder of the resilience and hope that can be found even in the darkest of times.
'Morris Gleitzman has discovered the difficult trick of changing reality so that poignancy and laughter are never far apart.'
The Australian
'Painfully truthful.''
The Sunday Times
'Funny and shocking at the same time.'
Jewish Chronicle
Other books in the series:
Once
Then
Now
After
Soon
Maybe
Always
Winner - YABBA Children's Choice Awards 2016
Winner - KOALA Children's Choice Awards 2016
Shortlisted - Indie Book Awards 2016
Shortlisted - Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2016
I hoped the Nazis would be defeated.
And they were.
I hoped the war would be over.
And it was.
I hoped we would be safe.
But we aren't.
'Haunting... dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope.' The Guardian
Having survived the holocaust, Felix is facing new challenges as he tries to rebuild his life in Poland. He is determined to find his family and uncover the truth about his past. He also has to navigate the complex realities of post-war Poland, where anti-Semitism is still prevalent.
With its powerful blend of humour and heart, Soon offers a unique perspective on the aftermath of the Holocaust and the long-lasting impact of trauma, and it is a powerful reminder of the resilience and hope that can be found even in the darkest of times.
'Morris Gleitzman has discovered the difficult trick of changing reality so that poignancy and laughter are never far apart.'
The Australian
'Painfully truthful.''
The Sunday Times
'Funny and shocking at the same time.'
Jewish Chronicle
Other books in the series:
Once
Then
Now
After
Soon
Maybe
Always
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Person
Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface and Once.
Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen. 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 one of Australia's most popular children's authors. Visit Morris at his website: href='http://www.morrisgleitzman.com/'>morrisgleitzman.com
