The War that Saved My Life
An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson’s Sons and for fans of Number the Stars. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when...
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An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson’s Sons and for fans of Number the Stars. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada does
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Format: Audiobook
ISBN:
9781101890622
Pages no: 8
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
History,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
War,
World War II,
Disability,
Fiction,
Historical
Ada has a crippled leg and is forced by her mother to never be seen in public. A war is coming and everybody sends their children away for safety. Ada's mother doesn't want her to leave, so Ada escapes with her brother and tries to escape the war and her mother.
In the end it was the combination of the two, the end of my little war against Jamie, and the start of the big war, Hitler's war, that set me free. - Chapter 1 She was not a nice person, but she cleaned up the floor. She was not a nice person, but she bandaged my foot in a white piece of cloth, an...
I really, really, really liked this one–there were parts that made me cry, although I persist in thinking that the German spy subplot is just a Bit Too Much. I suspect that thinking too much about it as historical fiction might cause issues, but for me the heart of the story is really about Ada and ...
The War That Saved My Life is powerful. This audio book won the odyssey award and I knew I had to listen to it. And I loved it. All of it. The story line, the setting, the characters and the narrator all fit together so well. Ada has spent most of her life stuck inside because she's a cripple and...
7 years ago
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