Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The War That Saved My Life
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*Newbery Honor book*Winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II. For fans of Counting by 7s and Sarah, Plain and Tall. 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 for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, lea…
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*Newbery Honor book*Winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II. For fans of Counting by 7s and Sarah, Plain and Tall. 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 for 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?Achingly lovely...Nuanced and emotionally acute.-The Wall Street JournalUnforgettable...unflinching.-Common Sense Media ★ Brisk and honest...Cause for celebration. -Kirkus, starred review★ Poignant.-Publishers Weekly, starred review★ Powerful.-The Horn Book, starred reviewAffecting.-BooklistEmotionally satisfying...[A] page-turner.-BCCBExquisitely written...Heart-lifting. -SLJAstounding...This book is remarkable.-Karen Cushman, author The Midwife's ApprenticeBeautifully told.-Patricia MacLachlan, author of Sarah, Plain and TallI read this novel in two big gulps.-Gary D. Schmidt, author of Okay for NowI love Ada's bold heart...Her story's riveting.-Sheila Turnage, author of Three Times Lucky
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-14-751048-8
- EAN: 9780147510488
- Produktnummer: 18870182
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H18.9 cm x B13.2 cm x D2.5 cm 257 g
- Gewicht: 257
- Sonstiges: Ab 9 - 12 J.
Über den Autor
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley lives on a forty-two-acre farm in Bristol, Tennessee. She is the author of several books for children, including Leap of Faith, and Jefferson's Sons.
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