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24 books recommended for fans of Once by Morris Gleitzman, tied together by themes of Holocaust, Military & Wars, Jewish, and People & Places.

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Themes: Holocaust • Military & Wars • Jewish

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Themes: Holocaust • Military & Wars • Jewish

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Themes: Holocaust • Military & Wars • Jewish

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Themes: Holocaust • Military & Wars • Jewish

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Themes: Holocaust • Military & Wars • Jewish

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Themes: Military & Wars • Jewish • People & Places

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Star of Fear, Star of Hope

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Themes: Holocaust • Jewish • People & Places

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The Final Journey

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Themes: Holocaust • Military & Wars • Jewish

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Yellow Star

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Themes: Holocaust • Jewish • People & Places

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Artifice

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Themes: Holocaust • Jewish • People & Places

If Once by Morris Gleitzman is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Holocaust, Military & Wars, Jewish and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Morris Gleitzman, Lois Lowry, Julia Billet, Margi Preus, and others.