The War That Saved My Life
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- Author：Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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Summary
*Winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award
*2016 Newbery Honor book
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。
Ten-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 doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him。
So begins a new adventure of Ada， and for Susan Smith， the woman who is forced to take the two kids in。 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？
*2016 Newbery Honor book
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。
Ten-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 doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him。
So begins a new adventure of Ada， and for Susan Smith， the woman who is forced to take the two kids in。 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？
Reviews
Mary
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This is easily one of the best books I’ve read in a long time。 I laughed， I would have cried if I were a crier， and I couldn’t put it down。 If you haven’t read this upper middle grade gem yet， fix that now！
Helen
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Love the book！
Chadi Raheb
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تموم که شد مث احمقا انقد زار زدم تا خوابم برد :|
Riley
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This book feels like a fucking fever dream。
bluemilkae
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bardzo smutna i niezwykle wartościowa książka dla młodszych， ale jak i dla starszych。 tyle emocji przekazanych w tak prosty sposób。 zdecydowanie potrzebuję więcej takich książek。
Jenny Taylor
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Listened to Audiobook
superawesomekt
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For some reason didn't like the voice of the writer。 Maybe I'll try again another time。 For some reason didn't like the voice of the writer。 Maybe I'll try again another time。 。。。more
Kelly
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Yes， a solid simple read， recommended
Janina
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Viena įdomiausių knygų apie karą。 Iš kitokios perspektyvos。。。
Ryan。P
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WW2
Roberta
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What a moving story; both sad and heartwarming at the same time。 Two siblings， one of which has been badly abused are moved out of London at the beginning of WWII and land with a cranky woman who most definitely does not want them。 What follows is a gorgeous -- although， not always happy -- story。 Well worth the time！
Ingrid
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I would have absolutely adored this book as a ten year old and read it again and again。 I can't wait to read it to my girls when they're older。 As an adult， it felt a little contrived， especially the ending， but it was so heartfelt and the writing so easy to read that I just kept going until too much time had passed。 I would have absolutely adored this book as a ten year old and read it again and again。 I can't wait to read it to my girls when they're older。 As an adult， it felt a little contrived， especially the ending， but it was so heartfelt and the writing so easy to read that I just kept going until too much time had passed。 。。。more
Lori Desrosiers
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I enjoyed the story but it was recommended for children and I think it might be a bit much for some sensitive souls。 Still enjoyable enough。
Mary
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FabulousI hate that books like this are pigeonholed as YA！ This made me cry and laugh！ It's far and away the best book I've read this year！ FabulousI hate that books like this are pigeonholed as YA！ This made me cry and laugh！ It's far and away the best book I've read this year！ 。。。more
Olivia
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What a book！ I love， love， love this one。 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley takes through on a galloping tale that has humor， excitement， thrill， and a special place in my heart。
Jasmine Reads
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One of my old favourite booksThis book follows Ada， a crippled girl who has been hidden out of shame by her mother， as she and her brother escape the dangers of WWII。 This book is really good for all ages who are just starting to get into historical fiction， or want something that correlates with either the 'Then' series by Morris Gleitzman or one of Jackie French's historical fictions。 Would recommend ！！ One of my old favourite booksThis book follows Ada， a crippled girl who has been hidden out of shame by her mother， as she and her brother escape the dangers of WWII。 This book is really good for all ages who are just starting to get into historical fiction， or want something that correlates with either the 'Then' series by Morris Gleitzman or one of Jackie French's historical fictions。 Would recommend ！！ 。。。more
Liza
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Moeilijkheidsgraad: AVI-uit， heftig onderwerpOnderwerpen: Tweede Wereldoorlog， misbruik door ouder， handicap， broer-zus relatiePrachtig verhalend boek wat je meeneemt op avontuur en heel duidelijk （en pijnlijk） het misbruik van hoofdpersoon， Ada， beschrijft。 Vooral ook hoe dit zorgt voor een vertekend wereldbeeld dat zo anders is dan dat van haar broertje。 Wat was ik blij dat ik deel 2 （De oorlog die ik uiteindelijk won） ook had geleend van de bieb。 Nu nog een keer in het Engels lezen。
Nikta Khoraman
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مدتها بود پایان کتابی رو به حدی که باید دوست نداشتم و حتی برایم قابل حدس بود。 ولی پایان این کتاب واقعا برایم هیجانانگیز بود:））
Ash
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This book was so good。 I couldn't stop reading it because it was such a page-turning book。 This book was so good。 I couldn't stop reading it because it was such a page-turning book。 。。。more
Maahi
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I really loved this book and I cannot wait to read the 2 sequel of this book
Marija Ševekovaitė
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K。 B。 Bradley "Karas， išgelbėjęs mano gyvenimą" ir "Karas kurį galiausiai laimėjau"Šios knygos priklauso priklauso vaikų/paauglių literatūrai， bet tikrai galiu drąsiai teigti， kad priklauso ir suaugusių kategorijai。 Nes tiek daug duoda visko apmąstymams， tiek daug minčių。 Žinoma， vaikai skaitydami įžvelgs vieną， suaugusiejį ką kitą。 Bet tiek vieniem， tiek kitiem duos šios knygos labai daug。 Kodėl aptariu iš kart abi？ Nes man atrodo， kad kitaip ir neįmanoma。 Net sakyčiau galėtų būti viena stora k K。 B。 Bradley "Karas， išgelbėjęs mano gyvenimą" ir "Karas kurį galiausiai laimėjau"Šios knygos priklauso priklauso vaikų/paauglių literatūrai， bet tikrai galiu drąsiai teigti， kad priklauso ir suaugusių kategorijai。 Nes tiek daug duoda visko apmąstymams， tiek daug minčių。 Žinoma， vaikai skaitydami įžvelgs vieną， suaugusiejį ką kitą。 Bet tiek vieniem， tiek kitiem duos šios knygos labai daug。 Kodėl aptariu iš kart abi？ Nes man atrodo， kad kitaip ir neįmanoma。 Net sakyčiau galėtų būti viena stora knyga， bet na ką， jos dvi。 Skaitosi maksimaliai greitai， istorija ir tragiška， ir pamokanti bet taip pat iš kitos pusės labai šilta ir šviesi。 Čia jau kaip ir iš kurių pusių žiūrėsi。 Dar kas， tai， kad šiaip， skaitydama aš neverkiu， labai retai。 Bet šios knygos vienos iš tų， kur privertė nubraukt ašarėlę。 Dėl ko？ Gal todėl， kad apie vaikus， gal todėl， kad kalbama apie jų ryžtą užsispirimą， gal todėl， kad atgimsta pasitikėjimas artimu。。 O gal todėl， kad tiesiog， kad vaikai bėga ne nuo karo。。 O nuo artimiausio žmogaus ir ieško meilės kitur。。 Nežinau。。 Tikrai labai daug vietų kur gerokai noriai stabtelėti ir pamąstyti。 Čia tiesiog， tas karas kaip antras planas。 Vieta kurioje vyksta veiksmas， kaip fonas。。。 Tai tiek， bet pagrindiniai dalykai visai visai kiti。 Ir labai smagu， kai įsižiebia viltis， ryškus jos spindulys。 Kad meilė ribų neturi ir yra labai labai stipri。 Ir kad mes turime labai labai daug ko pasimokyti iš vaikų。Tikrai nuoširdžiai rekomenduoju šias knygas， nenusivilsit， o atrasit labai daug。 Tikrai palies jūsų širdį。 Gero skaitymo， kas dar neskaitėte。 。。。more
GNRLibrary
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Ada lives in a single room in London， where her only knowledge of the world is found by looking out her window。 A deformed foot convinced her mother that she was born a monster， and is forbidden to go outside。 As World War II begins， many city families send their children to the country to be protected from the bombings that are sure to come。 Ada and her beloved little brother Jamie sneak out one night to join the school children on the train to the country。 It is here that Ada discovers the wor Ada lives in a single room in London， where her only knowledge of the world is found by looking out her window。 A deformed foot convinced her mother that she was born a monster， and is forbidden to go outside。 As World War II begins， many city families send their children to the country to be protected from the bombings that are sure to come。 Ada and her beloved little brother Jamie sneak out one night to join the school children on the train to the country。 It is here that Ada discovers the world， acceptance， and love。 This book is at once brutal and heartwarming， and the slow build up to the war takes readers into a world not often explored。 Ada's emotional growth is complex and supported by the love of her brother and her at-first reluctant stand-in mother， Susan。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Zeinab Aghaei
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متوسط。 بی تفاوت بودم بهش。 ستارهها و نقدهای مثبتش خییییلی زیاده،و منم حس کردم خیلی قوی شخصیت ساخته، مخصوصا با این وضعیت خاص و در شرایط خاص،ولی نتونستم اونقدر بهش نزدیک بشم و دوسش داشته باشم。
Stacy Pettersen
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It was interesting and worth reading， but not going to go down as an all-time favorite or anything。 I definitely think I will make all my tweens read it when they start complaining about how bad they have it！ I was a little disappointed with the ending。 *SPOILER FROM HERE* I wanted to see her foot healed in the story， and I thought the bombing of the house did not add to the story。 I get that she was trying to make the double "you saved my life" thing， but it's more profound that the kids saved It was interesting and worth reading， but not going to go down as an all-time favorite or anything。 I definitely think I will make all my tweens read it when they start complaining about how bad they have it！ I was a little disappointed with the ending。 *SPOILER FROM HERE* I wanted to see her foot healed in the story， and I thought the bombing of the house did not add to the story。 I get that she was trying to make the double "you saved my life" thing， but it's more profound that the kids saved her life from the deep depression she was in， not that they literally saved her life from a bomb。 。。。more
La Crosse County Library
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Two staff members both read and reviewed The War That Saved My Life。 Originally published in April and October 2016。 Enjoy！ Chris's review:Many of us remember the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks and hopefully you’ve had a chance to share it with children and grandchildren as a Disney classic。 New generations of Mary Poppins fans will likely find it just as entertaining and I’d highly recommend it as a family movie night pick。 Bedknobs and Broomsticks， based on books by Mary Norton， Two staff members both read and reviewed The War That Saved My Life。 Originally published in April and October 2016。 Enjoy！ Chris's review:Many of us remember the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks and hopefully you’ve had a chance to share it with children and grandchildren as a Disney classic。 New generations of Mary Poppins fans will likely find it just as entertaining and I’d highly recommend it as a family movie night pick。 Bedknobs and Broomsticks， based on books by Mary Norton， is the story of three children who are shipped off to live with Miss Englantine Price， who had absolutely no interest at first in taking in the children and they had even less interest in staying with her。 Soon the children discover that she is trying to learn witchcraft through a correspondence school in hopes of helping the British war effort in World War II and from there it becomes an enchanted adventure for all。 It was this story that first intrigued me about the mass evacuations of children from London during World War II。 Of course as a child I saw it just as a magical adventure， but with a father with an interest in all things historical， especially military related， fictional stories with any basis in reality often meant an instant history lesson。 From there anything related to this snapshot in history has always held my interest。 The children of Narnia were faced with a similar experience。 Nina Bawden brings the time to life in Carrie’s War and Michelle Magorien captured it in Goodnight Mr。 Tom。 There are countless books set in the very timeframe and many of them are the best of children’s literature。As an adult， I still find myself picking up children’s and teen fiction novels from time to time and I know I’m not alone！ These genres provide quick reads with loads of historical references that readers of all ages will enjoy。 It was also recently pointed out to me that another bonus to children’s and teen literature is its publishing format。 For readers who struggle with vision issues， there is very little worse than slowly losing the ability to enjoy the written word。 Although large print titles are often a solution， the books become obviously larger and heavier and white space is still minimal。 In children’s and often teen print， white space is maximized， making it an easier read for those with macular problems。 You truly do learn something every day。But I digress！ When this year’s Newberry award list for the best in children’s literature was unveiled I was excited to see the list topped by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley’s The War that Saved My Life。 A book set in 1939 London， ten year old Ada is overlooked for evacuation because her mother is embarrassed to even let her go outside because of her club foot。 When her younger brother is shipped out of London， Ada is not far behind， sneaking out to join him。 Their transition is not easy。 Like Englantine Price， Susan Smith wanted no part in this arrangement， but night after night in the shelter， unable to sleep through the explosions and gunfire that seemed to get closer and closer， the children and Susan also grow closer and closer。Regardless of your age， don’t pass up the best of what children’s literature has to offer。 And here’s to you Dad; many of these novels provide just as much historical perspective as adult literature。 No judgement to reading level behind our doors at the La Crosse County Library with locations in Bangor， Campbell， Holmen， Onalaska and West Salem。 We can’t pass them up either。For more information about the La Crosse County Library， visit our website at www。lacrossecountylibrary。org or find us on Facebook。 Amy's review:A perk to my job here at the Onalaska location is seeing what is popular to check out。 I have been noticing copies of The War that Saved My Life being placed on hold and checked out by patrons。 So I took notice。 Author Kimberly Brubaker Bradley was a Newbery Medal* Best Novel （nominee） for 2016 and it is easy to see why。 Ada is the ten-year-old girl we get to know in this story， and by the end we want to cheer for her。 First， she faced struggles of being physically challenged。 Add to that a mother who instead of being a pillar of support， sheltered her and held her back from knowing true childhood all because she was embarrassed by Ada’s deformity。 Amid a world wracked by war， Ada hides her personal triumph of solving her mobility issue and finds the guts to take her chance to change her circumstances。 I found myself pausing and wondering if I would do so well if in her place。 Leaving their mother behind， Ada and her brother， Jamie， leave the city。 Now displaced with other children， the world opened wide， and with it came frustration to understand it。 How grateful I would be that there was adults with love and guidance to share。 It makes me hope I would be as helpful and patient。 Susan， in the story， becomes a reluctant caregiver for Ada and her brother Jamie。 She stands out as the children’s true center and a defender that they never had before。 You truly become drawn to Susan and how this war time chaotic circumstances not only protected these children， but gave Susan new purpose。Since this is a children’s novel， and such a great story， it was a breeze to get through and I wanted more。 From this experience， I see that there is no reason to give ourselves an age limit to a great story。 I quickly ordered more books by the same author， then binged on my next day home。 I love historical fiction。 I find that are so many wonderful stories of people facing struggles with strength and heart。 I urge you to give this author a try。 You can look for a copy at any of the five La Crosse County branch locations: Bangor， Campbell， Holmen， Onalaska， and West Salem。 *The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children。 The award is given to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children。" Congratulations to Kimberly Brubaker Bradley for a work well-written！Find this book and other titles within our catalog。 。。。more
Mcat
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I don’t know why I didn’t adore this book: it was sweet but didn’t sugarcoat the harshness of WWII life， had a cat and a horse （both of whom survived）， and some likable characters。 I love historical fiction more than any other genre。 For some reason， I just couldn’t get into this book。For most of the book， the focus was on life in the countryside。 The relationship between Ada and Butter the horse received more attention than the war itself， until the last 150ish pages when the war was suddenly c I don’t know why I didn’t adore this book: it was sweet but didn’t sugarcoat the harshness of WWII life， had a cat and a horse （both of whom survived）， and some likable characters。 I love historical fiction more than any other genre。 For some reason， I just couldn’t get into this book。For most of the book， the focus was on life in the countryside。 The relationship between Ada and Butter the horse received more attention than the war itself， until the last 150ish pages when the war was suddenly crammed in there。 Perhaps this was the intention of the author， to separate the war from the little country village， but I wish the part with the war didn’t feel so rushed。 On a positive note， I liked Susan and her implied relationship with the late Betty。 Also， I thought Ada’s childhood trauma was displayed very well， even if I did get frustrated with her at times when she was snarky to Susan （I get it， she had a crappy upbringing - but I still wanted to yell at her about how wonderful Susan was）。 I give this four stars because it is a good book。 I just didn’t love it for some reason。 。。。more
Cloud Starr
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Awesome job！ Inclusion and disability represented well！！！ Can wait to listen to the second book！ Ada is awesome！！！！
Gary
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Both the relationship development and character development make a worthwhile read。 And the story's charm is the topper that gets it to four stars。 For anyone else who's read enough WW2 over the past few years to make you hesitant to pick up yet another， this really isn't a story about the war but rather just provides a backdrop。 Read on。 Both the relationship development and character development make a worthwhile read。 And the story's charm is the topper that gets it to four stars。 For anyone else who's read enough WW2 over the past few years to make you hesitant to pick up yet another， this really isn't a story about the war but rather just provides a backdrop。 Read on。 。。。more
Marta Przysuszyńska
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Niezwykle mądra książka， która ciągle mnie zaskakiwała swoimi trafnymi przemyśleniami。 Piękna historia， warta przeczytania。
Taryn
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