The War That Saved My Life: (Newbery Honor Award Winner)
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By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Author)
*Newbery Honor book *Winner of the Schneider…
Reviews
N. Stephens –
This book was Amazing!!
This book gets a 5âï¸ rating, I couldn’t put it down! I assigned it for my home school and enjoyed it as if I picked it up for myself. The themes in this book are told in a way that is appropriate for children and meaningful for adults. My son is into WW2 currently, and this story, as it is historical fiction, fits the bill perfectly to get and keep him reading well past the assigned chapters. Even if war isn’t of someone’s interested this book tells a phenomenal story and has rich character building. Loved it!!
Mary Iles –
My Students LOVED this Book!
I am a 4th and 5th grade teacher and I read this aloud every year to my students, as well as the sequel, The War I Finally Won. I understand the “concerns” you may have regarding the abuse that takes place- that’s a real world problem and discussion you should have with your students. Now, the “undisclosure of sexuality” of Susan, however; the author does this in such a beautiful, tasteful way by offering it in a way that there is no “indoctrination” to our kids. When I got to the word “slut”, I simply changed it so it wasn’t read aloud, and I did not have to address what that was. Be smart people, you can change words. About Susan, being gay, my students have never figured it out, they just know that Susan’s bestfriend was named Becky, and Susan was very sad, and became extremely depressed when she died. Clearly, I feel this is a “normal” way of displaying grief. I have read this book aloud to my 4th and 5th grade students for the past 5 years, and not one “figured out” that Susan was gay-they only know if you tell them. And I have never had that discussion with them– There are subjects that you do not have to discuss as a teacher, use your own discretion. This book is amazing. I WANT to read it every year because it truly holds the interest of everyone of my students and they never want me to stop reading it. To be fair, if these subjects do come up, know your audience, yet use wisdom and discernment on how to approach these subjects. It’s not the bulk of the story, it’s subliminal. If you want to control of the story, read it aloud like I do. If you decide to let your child read it, have those discussions with them if its warranted. Honestly, this age is too young to understand “Susan”, but as they get older, have the discussion. It doesn’t mean you are going to ruin them. It’s a beautiful story. The author does an amazing job with all of the characters- and Ada is a true warrior! As a teacher, you can do an amazing novel study with this book. It’s a YES in so many ways!
Ayshwarya Janu –
Heart touching book!
Jessica Weiss –
Here is my review on The War That Saved My Life. It is an excellent book, it has a lot of drama, which I really enjoy in a book. I also really like that it is based on something that really happened. The book is based on World War 2, the book is fictional but it seems like it is a nonfiction book. There are two big ideas/themes. The first one is World War 2 as I said before the book revolves around World War 2, as in children having to be evacuated, not having a lot of food, and a lot of things getting ruined. The second idea is about a girl who finds her true identity. The girl who finds her identity is named Ada, Ada is the main character and she is also my favorite character. Adas mom does not treat her well because she has a club foot. Ada has a younger brother named Jamie, Ada has to be the adult to Jamie since her mom is barely home. When the war started Ada and Jamie go to ms.Smith’s house to stay there during the war, because she does not live in London. Those are just some of the things that happen in this amazing book. I would personally recommend this book to anyone, because it is such an amazing book. That is why I enjoyed the book The War That Saved My Life.
stine rüger –
My daughter read this book in one day and she said it was great.
paulagavafb –
Foi uma surpresa muita grata! Gostei demais da história e me emocionei várias vezes com a Ada… Livro de escrita fofa e história muito gostosa de ler.Sobre a leitura em inglês, acho difÃcil avaliar o nÃvel necessário para um entendimento completo, mas diria que se você consegue assistir ao seriado Friends (ou algo equivalente) sem precisar de legenda, não terá dificuldades aqui.
N. Stephens –
This book was Amazing!!
This book gets a 5âï¸ rating, I couldn’t put it down! I assigned it for my home school and enjoyed it as if I picked it up for myself. The themes in this book are told in a way that is appropriate for children and meaningful for adults. My son is into WW2 currently, and this story, as it is historical fiction, fits the bill perfectly to get and keep him reading well past the assigned chapters. Even if war isn’t of someone’s interested this book tells a phenomenal story and has rich character building. Loved it!!
Mary Iles –
My Students LOVED this Book!
I am a 4th and 5th grade teacher and I read this aloud every year to my students, as well as the sequel, The War I Finally Won. I understand the “concerns” you may have regarding the abuse that takes place- that’s a real world problem and discussion you should have with your students. Now, the “undisclosure of sexuality” of Susan, however; the author does this in such a beautiful, tasteful way by offering it in a way that there is no “indoctrination” to our kids. When I got to the word “slut”, I simply changed it so it wasn’t read aloud, and I did not have to address what that was. Be smart people, you can change words. About Susan, being gay, my students have never figured it out, they just know that Susan’s bestfriend was named Becky, and Susan was very sad, and became extremely depressed when she died. Clearly, I feel this is a “normal” way of displaying grief. I have read this book aloud to my 4th and 5th grade students for the past 5 years, and not one “figured out” that Susan was gay-they only know if you tell them. And I have never had that discussion with them– There are subjects that you do not have to discuss as a teacher, use your own discretion. This book is amazing. I WANT to read it every year because it truly holds the interest of everyone of my students and they never want me to stop reading it. To be fair, if these subjects do come up, know your audience, yet use wisdom and discernment on how to approach these subjects. It’s not the bulk of the story, it’s subliminal. If you want to control of the story, read it aloud like I do. If you decide to let your child read it, have those discussions with them if its warranted. Honestly, this age is too young to understand “Susan”, but as they get older, have the discussion. It doesn’t mean you are going to ruin them. It’s a beautiful story. The author does an amazing job with all of the characters- and Ada is a true warrior! As a teacher, you can do an amazing novel study with this book. It’s a YES in so many ways!
Ayshwarya Janu –
Heart touching book!
Jessica Weiss –
Here is my review on The War That Saved My Life. It is an excellent book, it has a lot of drama, which I really enjoy in a book. I also really like that it is based on something that really happened. The book is based on World War 2, the book is fictional but it seems like it is a nonfiction book. There are two big ideas/themes. The first one is World War 2 as I said before the book revolves around World War 2, as in children having to be evacuated, not having a lot of food, and a lot of things getting ruined. The second idea is about a girl who finds her true identity. The girl who finds her identity is named Ada, Ada is the main character and she is also my favorite character. Adas mom does not treat her well because she has a club foot. Ada has a younger brother named Jamie, Ada has to be the adult to Jamie since her mom is barely home. When the war started Ada and Jamie go to ms.Smith’s house to stay there during the war, because she does not live in London. Those are just some of the things that happen in this amazing book. I would personally recommend this book to anyone, because it is such an amazing book. That is why I enjoyed the book The War That Saved My Life.
stine rüger –
My daughter read this book in one day and she said it was great.
paulagavafb –
Foi uma surpresa muita grata! Gostei demais da história e me emocionei várias vezes com a Ada… Livro de escrita fofa e história muito gostosa de ler.Sobre a leitura em inglês, acho difÃcil avaliar o nÃvel necessário para um entendimento completo, mas diria que se você consegue assistir ao seriado Friends (ou algo equivalente) sem precisar de legenda, não terá dificuldades aqui.