The War That Saved My Life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Taste attributes: historicalwarfamilyheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring historical novel, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
Nine-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.
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- Author
- Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 324
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