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September Read - The War that Saved My Life
By Kristen · 52 posts · 232 views
By Kristen · 52 posts · 232 views
last updated Nov 08, 2016 01:53AM
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This is a book my 11 year-old self would have read over and over again.
Newbery Honor, 2016.
Heartbreakingly beautiful. The audio, read by Jayne Entwistle, equally beautiful.
Heartbreakingly beautiful. The audio, read by Jayne Entwistle, equally beautiful.
Grades 5-8. I could not put this book down! Set in WWII, Ada and her brother live in a poor section of London. Ada has never left the apartment. She was born with a club foot and her abusive mother is ashamed of her and keeps her locked up. With the threat of German bombs, the children of London are relocated and sent to live in the countryside. Ada and Jamie are the poorest and dirtiest of all the children and are not selected by any of the families in Kent. Miss Smith, a lonely single woman, i
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An 11 year old girl with a clubfoot escapes from her abusive mother during the WWII children's evacuation of London. The book does an excellent job conveying how individuals cope with abuse and grief.
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So good - great character development, particularly.
I got a slow start with this, but read the final half of the book in one sitting. Loved the backdrop of war - very important to the setting. Also enjoy how family doesn't necessarily mean those with whom you have blood connections. The last page of the book was absolutely my favorite!!
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The War that Saved My Life is going to be very popular.
Oh, so wonderful.
Mar 28, 2015
Kristin McIlhagga
marked it as to-read
Aug 25, 2015
Michele
marked it as to-read
Oct 27, 2015
Jenny
rated it
it was amazing
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