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War that saved my life volume 01
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Ten-year-old Ada has never left her family's one-room apartment. Her bitter mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. But when her little brother, Jamie is going to be shipped out of London to escape World War II, Ada doesn't waste a minute: she sneaks out to join him. So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take in two kids. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read,...
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THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE: This nonfiction companion to Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's award-winning novel delves into the context of the World War II fiction novel, exploring what life was like in 1940s London and the English countryside for child evacuees during the war.
A CLOSER LOOK: Find out more about the real spies of World War II, ration books, the dangers of poverty, horses in the English countryside, and contributions women made on the home...
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