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Now / Morris Gleitzman. --
While her physician-parents are working in Africa, eleven-year-old Zelda is living with her grandfather, eighty-year-old Holocaust-survivor Felix Salinger, in Australia, when a disaster leads them both to deal wtih unresolved feelings about the first Zelda, Felix's childhood friend.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250034175 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781250034175 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 184 p.
- Edition: 1st Square Fish ed. --
- Publisher: New York : Square Fish, 2013, c2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: [Camberwell, Vic.] : Penguin Group (Australia), 2010. Sequel to: Then. Includes a discussion guide. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | AR: 4.0 / Lexile: HL610L"--T.p. verso. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 10.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Holocaust survivors > Fiction. Grandfathers > Fiction. Jews > Australia > Fiction. Separation (Psychology) > Fiction. Wildfires > Fiction. Australia > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Gleit | 31681002546554 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
While her parents are working in Africa, Zelda is living with her grandfather, Holocaust-survivor Felix Salinger, in Australia, when a disaster leads them both to deal with unresolved feelings about the first Zelda, Felix's childhood friend. - McMillan Palgrave
Set in the current day, this is the final book in Morris Gleitzman's series that began with Once, continued with Then and is . . . Now.
Felix is a grandfather. He has achieved much in his life and is widely admired in the community. He has mostly buried the painful memories of his childhood, but they resurface when his granddaughter Zelda comes to stay with him. Together they face a cataclysmic event armed only with their gusto and loveâan event that helps them achieve salvation from the past, but also brings the possibility of destruction.
Now is one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Children's Books of 2012
