The War I Finally Won

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Hardcover, 2017

Library's review

A sequel to The War that Saved My Life, Ada’s life becomes even more complicated as World War II intensifies. With strict food rations, tight living quarters, and friends leaving to help with the war effort, Ada contemplates the meaning of friends, family, and happiness. Includes Author’s Note.

Publication

Dial Books (2017), 400 pages

Description

Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:A New York Times bestseller Like the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Little Women, and Anne of Green Gables, Ada is a fighter for the ages. Her triumphant World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honorâ??winning The War that Saved My Life   When Adaâ??s clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that sheâ??s not what her mother said she wasâ??damaged, deranged, crippled mentally as well as physically. Sheâ??s not a daughter anymore, either. Who is she now?   World War II rages on, and Ada and her brother, Jamie, move with their guardian, Susan, into a cottage with the iron-faced Lady Thorton and her daughter, Maggie. Life in the crowded home is tense. Then Ruth moves in. Ruth, a Jewish girl, from Germany. A German? Could Ruth be a spy? As the fallout from war intensifies, calamity creeps closer, and life during wartime grows even more complicated. Who will Ada decide to be? How can she keep fighting? And who will she struggle to save?   Adaâ??s first story, The War that Saved My Life, was a #1 New York Times bestseller and won a Newbery Honor, the Schneider Family Book Award, and the Josette Frank Award, in addition to appearing on multiple best-of-the-year lists. This second masterwork of historical fiction continues Ada's journey of family, faith, and identity, showing us that real freedom is not just the ability to choose, but the courage to make the right choice. "Honest . . . Daring." â??The New York Times  "Stunning." â??The Washington Post â?? "Ada is for the agesâ??as is this book. Wonderful." â??Kirkus, starred review â?? "Fans of the first book will love the sequel even more." â??SLJ, starred review â?? "Bradley sweeps us up . . . even as she moves us to tears." â??The Horn Book, starred review â?? "Perceptive . . . satisfying . . . will stay with readers." â??PW, starred… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2017-10-02

Pages

400

Physical description

400 p.; 8.53 inches

ISBN

0525429204 / 9780525429203

DDC/MDS

813.6
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