
The War I Finally Won
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · September 4, 2018
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A war story with enough room for feeling, history, and the odd sharp edge of grace.
- Genres
- Wars & Military History, Holocaust Stories, Orphans & Foster Kids
- Published
- Penguin Young Readers Group, September 4, 2018
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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 Honor–winning The War that Saved My Life When Ada awakes from surgery on her club foot, the news that greets her will change the course of her life. Doors that her mother had shut tightly are swinging open— But World War II rages on.
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Ada and her brother, Jamie, are forced to move into a cottage with the iron-faced Lady Thorton and her daughter, Maggie. Life in the crowded home is tense. Then Ruth arrives. Ruth, a Jewish girl, from Germany. A German? Could Ruth be a spy? As the fallout from the war intensifies, calamity creeps closer to Ada’s doorstep, and life grows more complicated. Who will Ada decide to be? How can she keep fighting? And who will she struggle to save? Ada’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." —The New York Times "Stunning." —The Washington Post ★ "Ada is for the ages—as is this book. Wonderful." —Kirkus, starred review ★ "Fans of the first book will love the sequel even more." —SLJ, starred review ★ "Bradley sweeps us up . . . even as she moves us to tears." —The Horn Book, starred review ★ "Perceptive . . . satisfying . . . will stay with readers." —PW, starred review "Beautiful." —HuffPost
War, Lived In
A war story with enough room for feeling, history, and the odd sharp edge of grace.
Come here for
- historical war setting, without the footnotes
- layered but accessible storytelling
Expect
- cultural context and lived-in detail
- a sustained, readable narrative
Where it sits
| Wars & Military History | 65% |
|---|---|
| Holocaust Stories | 32% |
| Orphans & Foster Kids | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adoption Stories
- Historical Europe
- New Experiences
- Authors
- Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- September 4, 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Adoption Stories