Book Trailer of Once by Morris Gleitzman, a historical fiction novel about the impact of the Holocaust on Jewish children living in Poland.

2. Meet Felix

3. Gifted writer & storyteller

4. Jewish

5. living in a Catholic orphanage

6. in Poland

7. during World War II.

8. He invents imaginative stories to improve his dismal surroundings.

9. When Felix learns of Nazi book burnings, he runs away

10. and rescues Zelda

11. and hides in a cellar

12. because Nazis are killing Jewish children.

13. “ Once I lay in the street in tears because the Nazis are everywhere and no grown-ups can protect kids…

14. … not Mum and Dad,

15. … not Mother Minka,

16. … not Father Ludwig,

17. … not God,

18. … not Jesus,

19. … not the Virgin Mary,

20. … not the Pope,

21. … [and] not Adolph Hitler.”

22. Are Optimism Love & Storytelling enough?

23. Will Felix & Zelda escape the Nazis?

24. Read on to find out.

25. Book Trailer created by Stacey Hinton Student of San Jose State University, Fall 2010 Library 264_01 with Dr. Achterman Images from online Creative Commons: Holocaust Education and Archive Research Team Holocaust Survivors iStockPhoto Microsoft Clipart Public Record Office of Victoria United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Wikipedia Commons http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=ALIS&Password=BT0189&Return=1&Type=M&Value=9780805090260%20(hc ) http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/media_ph.php?ModuleId=10005688&MediaId=2770 http://lauraberry.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/journal-vs-diary/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_of_David_GGNC_grave_marker_engraving.JPG http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/provenance/no4/SecureSafeguard5.asp http://www.anistor.gr/english/enback/e034.htm http://isurvived.org/home.html http://bookcollectors.org.au/2009/08/jurgen-wegner-on-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-berlin-book-burning/ http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/ghettos/zwolen.html http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/04/ http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Prince-Charles-Joins-70th-Anniversary-Event-For-Kindertransport-Refugees/Article/200811415159508 http://www.dumb.com/god/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jesus_Christ_(German_steel_engraving)_detail.jpg http://new.catholicmom.com/category/columnists/sarah-reinhard/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII http://b-29s-over-korea.com/Hitlers-Yacht/HitlersYacht1.html Music “Between Mountains and Stars” from MelodyLoops