Newbery Honor Book #1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School) Wall Street Journal Best Children\'s Books of 2015 New York Public Library\'s 100 Books for Reading and Sharing An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson\'s Sons and for fans of Number the Stars . --Sheila Turnage, author of Three Times Lucky.
Schmidt, author of Okay for Now I love Ada\'s bold heart...
Her story\'s riveting. --Gary D. --Patricia MacLachlan, author of Sarah, Plain and Tall I read this novel in two big gulps. --Karen Cushman, author The Midwife\'s Apprentice Beautifully told. -- SLJ Astounding...
This book is remarkable. -- BCCB Exquisitely written...
Heart-lifting.
A] page-turner. -- Booklist Emotionally satisfying... -- The Horn Book , starred review Affecting. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review ★
Powerful. -- Kirkus , starred review ★
Poignant. --Common Sense Media ★
Brisk and honest...
Cause for celebration. -- The Wall Street Journal Unforgettable...unflinching.
Achingly lovely...
Nuanced and emotionally acute.
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? This masterful work of historical fiction is equal parts adventure and a moving tale of family and identity--a classic in the making.
As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan--and 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 doesn\'t waste a minute--she sneaks out to join him.
Her mother is too humiliated by Ada\'s twisted foot to let her outside.
Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment.
Newbery Honor Book #1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School) Wall Street Journal Best Children\'s Books of 2015 New York Public Library\'s 100 Books for Reading and Sharing An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson\'s Sons and for fans of Number the Stars
