Morris Gleitzman writes children's fiction that mixes humour with war, family disruption and young protagonists dealing with situations adults have failed to solve. Once begins a series about Felix, a Jewish boy in Nazi-occupied Poland who leaves an orphanage and gradually understands the danger around him; Then, Now, After and later books continue across war and its consequences. Boy Overboard follows Afghan siblings trying to reach Australia, while Two Weeks with the Queen uses a child's blunt determination to confront illness, family secrecy and prejudice. Gleitzman's prose is accessible and often funny even when the subject is serious. Gleitzman's work is especially relevant to middle-grade historical fiction, refugee stories, Holocaust fiction for children and issue-led family novels. Read more Less
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