Book
The War That Saved My Life
- Published
- 2014
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Pages
- 320
- Words
- 62451
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20912424.The_War_That_Saved_My_Life__The_War_That_Saved_My_Life___1_
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.1
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 580L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–13
Nine-year-old Ada escapes the London apartment where her abusive mother has kept her hidden because of her clubfoot, joining her younger brother among children evacuated during World War II. In the countryside, she learns new skills and slowly begins to trust their reluctant guardian, Susan.
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ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780803740815
- ISBN-10
- 0803740816
Tags
ALSC NotablesDisabilities-PhysicalFamily Life-BrothersFamily Life-MothersGreat BritainHistorical FictionHistory-World War II EraPeople-Children