The War I Finally Won
Readers rate it 4.7 (50 on Hardcover)
400 pages · Released Oct 3, 2017 · Dial Books
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This acclaimed WWII novel centers on identity, belonging, and moral courage as children navigate wartime Britain and befriend a Jewish refugee. While it addresses real historical dangers and includes some disturbing wartime events, violence is not graphic and is handled with sensitivity appropriate for middle-grade readers mature enough to engage with historical fiction. The book emphasizes empathy, resilience, and doing what's right even when afraid.
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When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she's not what her mother said she was--damaged, deranged, crippled mentally as well as physically. She's not a daughter anymore, either. What is she? World War II continues, and Ada and her brother, Jamie, are living with their loving legal gu... When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she's not what her mother said she was--damaged, deranged, crippled mentally as well as physically. She's not a daughter anymore, either. What is she? World War II continues, and Ada and her brother, Jamie, are living with their loving legal guardian, Susan, in a borrowed cottage on the estate of the formidable Lady Thorton--along with Lady Thorton herself and her daughter, Maggie. Life in the crowded cottage is tense enough, and then, quite suddenly, Ruth, a Jewish girl from Germany, moves in. A German? The occupants of the house are horrified. But other impacts of the war become far more frightening. As death creeps closer to their door, life and morality during wartime grow more complex. Who is Ada now? How can she keep fighting? And who will she struggle to save?
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- Jews
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / New Experience
- Brothers and sisters
- Guardian and ward
- Juvenile fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe
- Fiction
- Evacuation of civilians
- World War, 1939-1945
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption
- Orphans
- History
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ISBN 9780525429203 · Dial Books