About the Book:

By Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

ISBN 014132998X (ISBN13: 9780141329987)

Felix is a grandfather. He has achieved much in his life and is widely admired in the community. 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.

About the Author:

Morris Gleitzman has been a sugar-mill employee, frozen-chicken defroster, fashion-industry trainee, department-store Santa, and screenwriter, among other things. Now he’s one of Australia’s best-loved children’s book authors, with books published worldwide.

January 09, 1953 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England