The war that saved my life

The war that saved my life

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Large print - 2019

Ten-year-old Ada has never left her family's one-room apartment. Her bitter mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. But when her little brother, Jamie is going to be shipped out of London to escape World War II, Ada doesn't waste a minute: she sneaks out to join him. So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take in two kids. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan - and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother?

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Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Great Britain > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Evacuation of civilians > Juvenile fiction.
Children with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Abusive parents > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Large type books > Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain > History > George VI, 1936-1952 > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Genres
Historical fiction
Domestic fiction
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019.
Language
English
Main Author
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (author)
Edition
Large print edition
Item Description
Originally published in a slightly different form by Dial Books for Young Readers in 2015.
Physical Description
393 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781432865856
Contents unavailable.
Review by Horn Book Review

Ada escapes a horrid, squalid life in the care of her abusive mother, sneaking out with her little brother, Jamie, who is being evacuated to the countryside with the other neighborhood children before Hitler begins bombing London. With an untreated clubfoot, Ada is physically and emotionally fragile. She believes herself to be the worthless abomination her mother has told her she is, and cannot abide the kindness offered by her temporary guardian, Susan, and the rest of her new community. Bradleys novel is exceptional for the characters deep humanity, and Entwistles careful, authentic narration is suitably nuanced. Whether it is Jamie casually repeating a bit of his mams caustic brutality, Susan struggling to connect with her damaged charges, or Ada herself acting out against unfamiliar tenderness, Entwistles voicings are distinct, honest, and unsentimental. A transparent interpretation of a searing story. thom barthelmess (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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