![]() ![]() Jamie, on the other hand, who is a few years younger, runs wild, spending most of his time roaming the city with other boys. Her mother is so embarrassed by it that she never allows nine-year-old Ada to leave the house, confining her to their one-room apartment at all times. Ada, especially, takes the brunt of her mother’s cruelty because Ada has a mangled foot (she learns later that it’s a untreated clubfoot). She works at a pub and is a pretty unfit mother. ![]() the war that saved my life by kimberly brubaker bradleyĪda and Jamie live with their mother in London. I already knew of Kimberly Brubaker Bradley from reading Jefferson’s Sons several years ago (which I highly highly recommend) and I’d heard such glowing reviews of The War That Saved My Life, that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. ![]() Happily, The War that Saved My Life set the bar high for the rest of the summer. I mean, last year, I never wrote reviews of even ONE of the books. You guys, I’m already off to a much better start on this summer’s Tell Me What to Read books. ![]()
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