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Felix and Zelda
2005
series - author
children's fiction
(number
3
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2010...
2010
Now
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'Set in the current day, this is the final book in the 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. 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 with gusto and love - an event that helps them achieve salvation from the past, but also brings the possibility of destruction.' (From the publisher's website.)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Dyslexic edition
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Now
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , July/August vol. 88 no. 4 2012; (p. 114)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Now
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 18 no. 3 2010; (p. 35)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Now
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 3 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction -
Morris Gleitzman's 'Friendship Books'
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian , 2 October 2010; -
Humour Lightens a Dark Subject
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 June 2010; (p. 41)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction ; Let Me Whisper You My Story 2010 single work children's fiction
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A Triumph of Survival
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 May 2010; (p. 23)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction -
Echoes and Ashes
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 322 2010; (p. 63)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction ; Where There's Smoke 2010 single work children's fiction -
Review
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 - 6 June 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Now
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 25 no. 2 2010; (p. 34)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction -
Survival Themes to Charm All
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 June 2010; (p. 30)
— Review of Now 2010 single work children's fiction -
Morris Gleitzman's 'Friendship Books'
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian , 2 October 2010;
Awards
- 2011 winner COOL Award — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2011 winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Language Development Book for Upper Primary Children (2005-2013)
- 2011 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
- 2011 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2010 shortlisted Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
Last amended 7 Feb 2023 10:14:50
Settings:
- Melbourne Outer North, Melbourne, Victoria,
- 2009
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