Article Title
Keywords
Outstanding, Intermediate, Young Adult, world war 1, historical fiction, newberry honor award
Document Type
Book Review
Abstract
Nine-year-old Ada has never left her small apartment in the middle of London. Born with a club foot, her mother is too ashamed to ever allow her out in public. When World War One begins and London is deemed unsafe for children, Ada sneaks out with her younger brother, Jamie, when he is shipped to the countryside to live with a foster family until London is safe again. When they get there, they meet Susan, a woman who has never been married and has no kids of her own. Although she’s hesitant at first, she quickly begins to love Jamie and Ada and takes care of them in a way they’ve never known before. Ada learns to walk and read and begins to grow more confident every day.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Secor, Melissa
(2018)
"The War that Saved My Life,"
Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 39:
Iss.
1, Article 97.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol39/iss1/97