by Morris Gleitzman
I came across this one through YA Sync’s free audio summer program. Generally, I’m not into war stories, particularly those written from a child’s perspective. I just don’t have a good track record with them. I’ve read [b:Milkweed|69392|Milkweed|Jerry Spinelli|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/b...
I'm not really keen on reading holocaust stories, but I had this one free from the Sync summer reading and after deleting the raven boys, I had an audio book hole inside of me. So I started hearing it and I can't say I regretted it. Felix started out rather naive and childish but learned the world i...
6/20/13 - Free audio book download from www.audiobooksync.com for the week of 6/20 - 6/27.
Despite the serious and sombre subject matter of this book, I really liked how it was told. Felix is also a storyteller and it’s very fitting as his parents were booksellers. His naivete shows with the significance of finding a carrot in his soup, but as the book gradually progresses, he quickly mat...
It's really rare, the book that can make you feel like you're growing up alongside the kid you're reading about.I read this in an hour on my lunch break, but it will stay with me for longer than that. There are a lot of books about the Holocaust, but this book really excels at combining humor, trage...
Excellent Holocaust story.