Likewise, it is a rare and daring narrative that is not afraid to retell the events of the war and the holocaust. The story sends Felix across Poland as he meets many different people all with their own morals, good and bad. Set in World War II the novel follows the tale of a Jewish child named Felix, who adventures from his catholic orphanage in a quest to find his book-keeper parents after witnessing the Nazi book burnings (Gleitzman, 2017). Written by popular children’s author Morris Gleitzman, Once is a popular book that is unafraid to explore dark themes and censorship through children’s literature. ‘Once’, is an excellent book unafraid of describing the harrowing events of World War II and Hitler’s heinous reign. Germany’s book burnings were a powerful statement and symbol of Nazi intolerance and censorship (Holocaust Encyclopedia, 2021). Historically notable is World War II’s book burning, a mass burning of books that were considered ‘un-German’ based on political and moral grounds. Censorship can be described as a government or an organization preventing people from consuming content that may by deemed harmful or dangerous (Fitzsimmons, 1945). Morris Gleitzman.Censorship is a problematic and complex topic for our society but is especially fractious regarding library media and children. “Everybody deserves to have something good in their life.
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