![]() ★ "Powerful." The Horn Book, starred review ★ "Poignant." Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "Brisk and honest.Cause for celebration." Kirkus, starred review "Unforgettable.unflinching." ≼ommon Sense Media ![]() "Achingly lovely.Nuanced and emotionally acute." The Wall Street Journal 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? As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susanand Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesnt waste a minuteshe sneaks out to join him. Her mother is too humiliated by Adas twisted foot to let her outside. ![]() ![]() Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, from the acclaimed author of Fighting Words, and for fans of Fish in a Tree and Sarah, Plain and Tall. Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award ![]()
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