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The War that Saved My Life | 
pickI found this book delightful. It's a little over-the-top at times, but only enough to be improbable, not impossible. And really, bombings and air raids and evacuations of children and really most of WWII are over-the-top but completely factual, so there you are. The novel feels like an honest depiction of several types of trauma and cultural biases from a child's perspective.
March was a good reading month. I ended up going pretty much all in on the middle grade reading so that I didn‘t finish some other things in the plans. Although I‘m in the middle of some, I finished no books from the 1001 list and got behind on Ulysses, but I did mark 7 books off the owned TBR list.
Favorites this month were The War That Saved My Life & The Lions of Little Rock.
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pickThis book was incredible, and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley is becoming a must read author for me. It‘s a story of a brother and sister evacuated from London to the countryside in the early days of WWII, but it‘s also a story of found family. Ada and Jamie learn there‘s much more to life than the limited and abusive home life they left behind.
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pickThis juvenile book, set during WW2, was so interesting to read. I'll definitely get the second book at my library. While I got tired of reading WW2-related books (overload), this book focused more on life in war-stricken England, with two kids from London being entrusted to a single older woman in the countryside. The boy and the girl were from a poor and abusive household, but despite the war, we'll see them blossom in their new environment.
pickThe war that saved my life was a great book I couldn't stop reading it, it was a fantastic story. My favorite character was definitely the little pony. There where no flaws and I loved it.
pickAda and James escape their horrible Mam when all of the kids in London were sent elsewhere to keep them safe from the impending war. They are forced to live with Susan, and while it is a bumpy ride, they all grow in different ways. This is a wonderfully written juvenile book.
pick10 word book review: This book is my favorite read of 2020 so far!
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pickI‘m still on a sentimental #middlegrade kick, apparently, and this book is a DOOZY. Major tearjerker and content warning for child abuse, although portrayed sensitively for its audience and probably harder to read as an adult. Still, there‘s something almost comforting about reading about the London Blitz and evacuation of children in WWII— maybe because it was a disaster when everyone came together to get through tough times as best they could.
pickBrilliant story. Excellent narration!
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Latest library hold to come in!
The library is so quiet and peaceful today!
Maya is stocking up on Battle of the Books reads, and I picked up a stack of #WinterGames reading, one of which is the December selection for my book club. I don‘t usually read this genre, so we‘ll see how I like them. I signed up for @Clwojick ‘s #WinterGames, but as a #renegade and didn‘t join a team, to keep it super low pressure. 🤣
pickThis Newberry Honor book by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. I have to admit made me cry at first. This is a historical fiction book is set in the onset of World War II and the main character Ada is truly struggling she has a physical disability and she being horribly abused by her mother but thanks to the War she able to escape her mother. This story is a how little girl survived and was able to make a difference. #ucflae3414f19
pickWhat a beautiful, heart-warming #audiobook! A young girl with a club foot is evacuated from London to the English countryside with her little brother at the start of WWII. Having suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hand of their mother, young Ada and little Jamie begin to blossom under the loving care of their guardian Sarah. Sarah, too, comes back to life with renewed fervor. Highly recommended!
YA historical fiction for my school‘s reading challenge.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I read a fair number of middle grade books, but usually just to see what my daughter is reading. This is the first MG book I‘ve read before my daughter and I will be handing it off to her as soon as I return from discussing it at my book club. A wonderful historical about a girl who is evacuated during WWII and learns her own value and how to trust others. Definitely a book for everyone, not just middle graders!
pickThis HF Newbery Honor is a great book for IR. I read it on my own this semester and couldn‘t put it down. The story of young Ada and her brother in a time of war tugs at your heart strings. I think it‘s perfect for your strong readers in 3rd grade and up. http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-war-that-saved-my-life/hickleberrypunchfi... this link shares a study guide of the book so the teacher can have a understanding of what is going on throughout the text
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pickWow! This was one of those young adult/children‘s books that is so well written it could be an adult‘s book. It deals with tough subjects like disability, generational abuse, war, adoption, and poverty in nuanced ways. Well-written and hopeful, yet, I wouldn‘t recommend to a child without someone to help them make sense of the tough stuff. So glad I picked this one up on #modernmrsdarcy ‘s recommendation.
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“I wanted to say a lot of things, but, as usual, I didn't have the words for the thoughts inside my head.”
Nice story. A really great way for middle grade children to begin learning about WWII.
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I just finished this wonderful duology. I can see why it was a #Newbery honor book. It's great for fans of Anne of Green Gables, or history lovers. #WW2 #middlegradeMay is off to an amazing start, these two will be hard to beat.
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So far I am loving this read with my students! Helps them understand ww2 and what it was like for kids.
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My current #audiobook and also one of the books kids will be reading for Battle of the Books this summer! #summerreading #historicalfiction #kidlit #tweenlit #librariansoflitsy
This book is about a little girl named Ada that has a clubbed foot and a little brother named Jamie. Ada has never need outside, her mam wouldn‘t let her because she was too “ugly” and she didn‘t want to be seen with that “ugly thing.” One day a war came, Ada‘s mam was going to leave her at home but she learned how to walk and took her moms ticket. This book was AMAZING, joyful, and sad. Read the book to find out more
pickThe War that Saved My Life is a HF book written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and have won the Newbery award. I think this book would a great way to combine history and literature together. I think this book would do well in a LC setting. I feel like this book would do well in a third grade class to about fifth or sixth grade. #LAE3414sp19
pickWhat a great book for adults and children alike! I love how the main character, Ada, must sort through and learn to deal with her emotions of anxiety, frustration, anger, and love.
The book “The War That Saved Me” is a HF book that would be beneficial as a SR with students around middle school. (Schneider Family Book Award & Newberry Honor Award) The main character, Ada, has never been out of her house before due to her twisted foot. When her brother gets shipped to London to escape the war, she follows. Ada‘s brother and Ada get close to a woman in London that takes them in.
pickI was not expecting to be as moved as I was at this book. I thought it was a great description of Ada's big feelings of anxiety at new changes, frustration at her own ignorance of the world, and resentment at her mother confirming what she already knew: her mother didn't care about her. Juxtaposing all this against WW2 England just made the conflict-and it's resolution-even more vivid.
#PopSugar Reading Challenge 2019: book set in wartime (2017)
""I don't know what to say...I don't want to tell you a lie, and I don't know the truth."
It was maybe the most honest thing anyone had ever said to me."
Would that we could all be so honest with children.
I‘ve read and loved and would recommend these books that deal with different forms of disability.
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pickI loved this so much! Bradley weaves an amazingly empathetic story of Ada, who was born with a club foot, and her little brother Jamie. At the beginning of the novel, they live with Mam, who is ashamed of Ada and holds her captive inside their small apartment in World War II-era London. (continued in comments)
pickI just started the book and it is so amazing. It‘s such a moving start for me. Such an astonishing book. Must read.
pickGreat kids' book. Good intro to WW2, disability representation. Warning: child abuse.
pickDefinitely a 5-star read. Now, I have to get the second book in the series so I can find out what happens to Ada.
pickI read very few middle grade books but this one about a young girl with a club foot and an abusive mother who is evacuated from London at the beginning of WWII is really good. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2018/07/review-war-that-saved-my-life-by.html
