The War that Saved My Life
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Review by Kelly Shea
With amazing depth and insight, The War that Saved My Life tells the wartime story of nine-year-old Ada and her little brother, Jamie. Ada has spent her entire childhood inside her mother’s apartment, with only the view from her window and her little brother’s stories to help her understand the outside world. Her mother is verbally and physically abusive and blames Ada for her clubfoot. However, the Second World War brings new and exciting changes to Ada’s life. When the opportunity arrives, Ada learns to walk as best she can. She sneaks away from her imprisonment with Jamie in tow. The pair end up joining many other children evacuating London to travel to the countryside.
