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*Newbery Honor book
\n*Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award<\/p>\n

This #1\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, from the acclaimed author of\u00a0Fighting Words<\/em>, and for fans of\u00a0Fish in a Tree\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Sarah, Plain and Tall<\/em>.
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\nTen-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada\u2019s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn\u2019t waste a minute\u2014she sneaks out to join him.<\/p>\n

So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan\u2014and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother?<\/p>\n

\u201cAchingly lovely\u2026Nuanced and emotionally acute.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014The Wall Street Journal
\n<\/em>\u201cUnforgettable\u2026unflinching.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014Common Sense Media\u00a0<\/em>
\n\u2605\u00a0\u201cBrisk and honest\u2026Cause for celebration.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014Kirkus<\/em>, starred review
\n\u2605\u00a0\u201dPoignant.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014Publishers Weekly<\/em>, starred review
\n\u2605\u00a0\u201dPowerful.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014The Horn Book<\/em>, starred review
\n\u201cAffecting.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014Booklist<\/em>
\n\u201cEmotionally satisfying\u2026[A] page-turner.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014BCCB<\/em>
\n\u201cExquisitely written\u2026Heart-lifting.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014SLJ<\/em>
\n\u201cAstounding\u2026This book is remarkable.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014Karen Cushman, author\u00a0The Midwife\u2019s Apprentice<\/em>
\n\u201cBeautifully told.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014Patricia MacLachlan, author of\u00a0Sarah, Plain and Tall<\/em>
\n\u201cI read this novel in two big gulps.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014Gary D. Schmidt, author of\u00a0Okay for Now<\/em>
\n\u201cI love Ada\u2019s bold heart\u2026Her story\u2019s riveting.\u201d<\/strong>\u2014Sheila Turnage, author of\u00a0Three Times Lucky<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
\nPublication date: 20 Jun 2016
\nPublisher: Penguin
\nImprint: Puffin
\nFormat: Paperback | 352
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