Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Genre: Newbery Honor
Age Group: 4th - 6th
Summary:
This book, The war that saved my life, is about a young girl named Ada and her brother Jamie's life during World War II. Their life was far from perfect. Ada grew up being belittled by her mother due to a disability that she had, she was born with a clubfoot. Her brother was seen as normal and was allowed to do so much more than her such as go to school This was something that bothered her and she was never the same. When she was left alone she would try to walk on her own but the pain was too much. She and her brother ran away from their mother when the town had an immediate evacuation and never looked back. They were left at a woman's house named Mrs. Smith who took them reluctantly but treated them well. The ending is sweet because everyone in the town believes the three of them were killed in a bombing however they were not and they all rejoiced and were happy to be alive.
I would use this book in my class such as doing a book club with older students, perhaps junior high age. I would assign weekly readings and we would talk about the story line in small groups while doing research on World War II
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