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4.48 AVERAGE
4.48 AVERAGE
Loved, loved, loved this set of books. Loved the characters, the lessons. So good.
A good follow up but I loved the first book more. This book introduces more characters that bring a lot to the story.
"Fear and what you did with it were two separate things."
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Ada Smith has been afraid all her life. Now that her mother can't hurt her anymore, surely she has gained her happily ever after?
Wrong.
This is a story about healing. This is a story about perservering. About mercy. About sisters. About family. About facing your fears and overcoming them. About grieving. About learning. About letting go of the past to face the future. This is a story about fighting a war, and she's winning.
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"We're surviving now."
"We're doing better than that. I think we won."
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Ada Smith has been afraid all her life. Now that her mother can't hurt her anymore, surely she has gained her happily ever after?
Wrong.
This is a story about healing. This is a story about perservering. About mercy. About sisters. About family. About facing your fears and overcoming them. About grieving. About learning. About letting go of the past to face the future. This is a story about fighting a war, and she's winning.
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"We're surviving now."
"We're doing better than that. I think we won."
This is a must-read duo, heartbreaking, beautiful, educational, and a page-turner. I'd suggest it for grades 4-6, after Number the Stars and before The Book Thief, in the historical fiction genre set during WWII Europe.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
tense
We really love these books set in England during WWII - my 11yo and I have read them both together. This book brings further development of Ada, the main character, as well as the introduction of Jewish Germans - we had some excellent conversations about the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, Hitler and WWII as a result of this book. (It also made me cry a lot, so fair warning if you're an easy crier like me!)
I first read this book at eleven, and I have reread it countless times since then, and I have yet to get tired of the story.
Oh gosh. Tears. Happy, sad, wrecked, put back together. There are some spots that aren't fully developed but it gets a pass bc 1) Juvenile fiction can't tackle EVERY detail in depth and 2) it beautifully accomplished the plot goals and emotions.
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes