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The War I Finally Won
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
(Double-posting this review for #1 and #2 of this series)
Recommended!
The War That Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, both by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, are excellent middle grade historical fiction, featuring the determined Ada Smith. I CROWED with delight when I realized that they are read by Jayne Entwistle, my favorite reader of the spunky Flavia de Luce mysteries! These Ada stories take place during the London blitz, and she and her brother, Jamie, have been evacuated to the countryside. I teared up at certain moments because Ada's upbringing was horrible, and she was so understandably frustrated when she couldn't grasp something new to her. But she persists and prevails! She made me want to cheer!
These books remind me of Goodnight, Mr. Tom, by Michelle Magorian. This is another novel for young readers that takes place during the blitz, and I read it over and over as a kid. A few years ago, I stole it from my parents' house and re-read it. It was so SAD! How did I not fall apart when I was a kid? But it's also so good, and I'm glad that book was in my life.
Recommended!
The War That Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, both by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, are excellent middle grade historical fiction, featuring the determined Ada Smith. I CROWED with delight when I realized that they are read by Jayne Entwistle, my favorite reader of the spunky Flavia de Luce mysteries! These Ada stories take place during the London blitz, and she and her brother, Jamie, have been evacuated to the countryside. I teared up at certain moments because Ada's upbringing was horrible, and she was so understandably frustrated when she couldn't grasp something new to her. But she persists and prevails! She made me want to cheer!
These books remind me of Goodnight, Mr. Tom, by Michelle Magorian. This is another novel for young readers that takes place during the blitz, and I read it over and over as a kid. A few years ago, I stole it from my parents' house and re-read it. It was so SAD! How did I not fall apart when I was a kid? But it's also so good, and I'm glad that book was in my life.