The War That Saved My Life

The war that saved my life is about ada a young girl with a deformed foot whose mother kept her inside all her life.

The war that saved my life. By kimberly brubaker bradley. The war that saved my life is about ada a young girl with a deformed foot whose mother kept her inside all her life. A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from london to the english countryside during world war ii where they find life to be much sweeter away fro. The war that saved my life by kimberly brubaker bradley is told in first person from the perspective of it s ten year old protagonist ada smith as she recalls her time during wwii.

Kimberly brubaker bradley s the war that saved my life is the story of nine year old ada and her young brother jamie set during the times of world war ii. When london fears hitler will start bombing it all the children are sent to the countryside and ada sees the outside world for the first time. When london fears hitler will start bombing it all the children are sent to the countryside and ada sees the outside world for the first time. Parents need to know that the war that saved my life which was named a 2016 newbery honor book is a standout coming of age story set in the english countryside during world war ii.

Wartime brings new scary things into the characters lives from bomb shelters and destroyed homes to the plane crashes that kill the pilots at the nearby air base. Born with a clubfoot and told by her mother she was a worthless cripple ada didn t know what sort of life she was missing. The war that saved my life. A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from london to the english countryside during world war ii where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.

The war that saved my life is a work of historical fiction by bestselling author kimberly brubaker bradley. I felt few glimpses of roald dahl s matilda but on the whole this is a unique and nicely written book. Teachers home lessons and ideas books and authors top teaching blog. It has won several awards including the newbery honor for being among the most distinguished american children s book of its year.

The war that saved my life was a newbery honor book in 2016 and was bradley s first newbery honor book. The novel is intended for middle grade readers and was published in 2015.