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Gr 4–6—Eleven-year-old Ada picks up her story shortly after The War That Saved My Life left off. She's in the hospital, nervously awaiting the surgery that will fix her club foot, when Susan receives a letter from Lady Thornton that obviously upsets her. Turns out, Ada's mother was killed in a bombing. Ada does not know how to feel about that, but, ever practical, she worries about where that leaves her and brother Jamie now that they are war orphans instead of child evacuees. Despite Susan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This sequel to Bradley's Newbery Honor-winning The War That Saved My Life (rev. 1/15) begins with high drama: surgery for London-slum-born Ada to correct her clubfoot; the news that abusive Mam has died; Ada's mistaken belief that she'll now be sent to an orphanage--and her complicated feelings about all of it. But once she, younger brother Jamie, and guardian Susan are back in their village, adjusting to the cavernous "cottage" Lady Thorton lends them after their own house was destroyed by a bomb, the story settles in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This sequel to Bradley's Newbery Honor-winning The War That Saved My Life (rev. 1/15) begins with high drama: surgery for London-slum-born Ada to correct her clubfoot; the news that abusive Mam has died; Ada's mistaken belief that she'll now be sent to an orphanage--and her complicated feelings about all of it. But once she, younger brother Jamie, and guardian Susan are back in their village, adjusting to the cavernous "cottage" Lady Thorton lends them after their own house was destroyed by a bomb, the story settles in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More