Publication Date: Jan 2015

Blurb:

Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. 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.
 
So begins a new adventure of Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. 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. 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?

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What To Expect:

The War that Saved my Life is middle grade WW2 historical fiction and is book 1 of a duology.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Mild – Hell used once, slut used once (by the mom)

Sexual Content: None

Violence: Mild to Moderate – Injuries, some lightly described while others a little more descriptive. Child abuse, both physically and emotionally (this is prevalent in the beginning and at the end, and could be difficult for sensitive readers), wartime bombings, death

Substance Use: None

Prejudices: Child with club foot is treated very poorly by parent and others (Moderate). Child who is left-handed is believed to be marked by the devil by some and bullied for it; evacuee children are mistreated and bullied by children at their school in the countryside

Religious Themes: Characters attend church and believe in God and Jesus, Christmas is talked about in a religious way. 1-2 religious exclamations are used.

Other Topics: Panic attacks

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