Winner - Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2013

Winner - KROC Children's Choice Awards 2013

Notable Book - CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013

Shortlisted - Australian Book Industry Awards 2013

After the Nazis took my parents I was scared

After they killed my best friend I was angry

After they ruined my thirteenth birthday I was determined

To get to the forest

To join forces with Gabriek and Yuli

To be a family

To defeat the Nazis after all

'Haunting... dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope.' The Guardian

Determined to survive the Holocaust and make a difference, Felix joins a group of partisan fighters and assists their doctor. Using his skills and experiences to help others, he slowly comes to terms with his past and the loss of his loved ones.

A powerful and moving story that highlights the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity and the 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