Ada is the main character of the book The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. The book takes place during World War Two, 1939. Ada’s crippled. Her mom is cruel and Ada has never left the small flat she lives in. Ada’s little brother Jamie is going to be sent out of London because of the Natzis bombing London. Jamie didn’t want to leave Ada, and Ada didn’t want Jamie to leave. Ada snuck away with Jamie and got on the train with him. Where will they live? Will Ada have to go back to living with her cruel mother?
Ada is confused, sad and excited about the new rules she is living with. She was alone a lot in the flat. And where she stayed they were nice to her even though she had a clubfoot-which could have been fixed when she was a baby- which means her foot is bent and works the wrong way so hurts to walk. They tried to help her. Susan Smith took them in from the train. She brought Ada to the doctor and helped her get better with her foot. Ada had a wonderful time outside. She taught herself how to ride a pony named Butter. And she befriended a girl named Maggie. Because Ada was not used to people caring for her, she got angry with Susan when Susan tried to help her, or tried to hug her. Her little brother Jamie kept wetting the bed but then he found a cat, who he named Bovril, and stopped.
I really liked the book. It was sad and fun. The best part is at the end. It is big but I don’t want to spoil it, instead I’ll tell you the question. Will Ada and Jamie live with Susan freely or will she have to go home and live with her mom and her mom’s restrictions, for Jamie who wants his mom, since she is not disappointed in him? This book is realistic fiction, it has it’s own drama, but it isn’t fake. The book gives you a taste of history and I would recommend it to people who like drama, with only small action scenes, though a bit, and historical facts about world war 2 and more. I give the book The War That Saved My Life a five star rating!
Wow that was really cool. Nice description I like the way you described the book. Now I want to read that book.
OMG I want to read this book now! 😀 I love realistic fiction! This reminded me of The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe. even though that is fantasy. I love how you gave so much detail without spoiling it! I give a five star rating on this book review 😀
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I think you did a great job describing your book. It told me enough to know if I want to read the book but it did not give too much away. I am going to read this book soon. Great job Laiali.
Hi Lulu! Good job on the book review. The book sounds really interesting. I like that you don’t spoil the end but give a question so it’s kind of like a foreshadow. It also has immigration parts and sad and happy parts. Did you get at all anxious during the story?
I did get anxious, I thought bad things were going to happen, but not all did. I did get sad though. Some bad things did happen, there was a nice ending. Emotions are what make reading books fun.
I really liked how you discribed this book. It seems you put your best work into it. I might read this book from your book review.
Wow, you did a great job with writing this. I really want to read it! Why did you choose this book? What were her cruel mother’s restrictions?
~Lorenzo
I really liked the book and it was something I wanted other people to enjoy reading. Her mothers restrictions include: no going outside the flat, no acting like you have any rights, go in the cupboard if you do anything her mom doesn’t like, and remember Ada’s mom didn’t like her because she had a clubfoot. In the book Ada broke every last one of the rules her mom gave her.
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I think you did a great job explaining this story quickly but still clearly! Thank you for not spoiling the ending. This book is so popular because three people wrote about it!
I did a review on the same book. I loved The War That Saved My Life. The review was beautifully worded.
Wow Laiali your words are so interesting good.
This book sounds interesting and unique because I have never heard of a fiction book about WWII.
Wow! That sounds like a really great book Laiali! You described the details perfectly. I really want to read that book now…
This was SUCH a good review! I haven’t read this book yet, and I’ve heard really, really good things about it, but I’m scared about how emotional I’ll get when I read it. Laiali, did you get really emotional when you read this book?
I really enjoyed this book as well. I think that students who do not typically read historical fiction will like this. I definitely cried during this one!