the war i finally won by kimberly brubaker bradley

This speed interview with Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, author of The War that Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, was conducted by Bianca Schulze. She is the author of several books for children, including Leap of Faith, Jefferson’s Sons, and the Newbery Honor book The War that Saved My Life. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley lives on a forty-two-acre farm in Bristol, Tennessee. This second masterwork of historical fiction continues Ada’s journey of family, faith, and identity, showing us that real freedom is not just the ability to choose, but the courage to make the right choice.Īges 9-12 | Publisher: Dial Books | Oct. Who will Ada decide to be? How can she keep fighting? And who will she struggle to save?Īda’s first story, The War that Saved My Life, was a #1 New York Times bestseller and won a Newbery Honor, the Schneider Family Book Award, and the Josette Frank Award, in addition to appearing on multiple best-of-the-year lists. A German? Could Ruth be a spy?Īs the fallout from war intensifies, calamity creeps closer, and life during wartime grows even more complicated. World War II rages on, and Ada and her brother, Jamie, move with their guardian, Susan, into a cottage with the iron-faced Lady Thorton and her daughter, Maggie.

When Ada’s clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she’s not what her mother said she was-damaged, deranged, crippled mentally as well as physically. Publisher’s Synopsis: Like the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall and Little Women, Ada conquers the homefront as her World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor–winning The War that Saved My Life. I did not know that writing it would take nine months-probably that was a good thing.

I always saw myself writing this book-from the very start I knew The War that Saved My Life had a sequel. Writing tools: computer, pen and paper, or all of the above?Ĭan you tell us one more thing we may not know about The War I Finally Won, your writing style, or yourself? Right now I’m reading American Street and a book about the plague.įor your writing energy: sugar or salt, tea or coffee?Ĭoffee coffee coffee! Salt, not sugar. My mother, who said, “It’s better than the first one!”Īlways a book light, for night time reading, and usually several books. What has been the best reaction from a reader, so far? If you had to take a vacation with one of the characters from The War I Finally Won, who would it be? Why?Īda-I’d love to see her experience new cultures and natural wonders. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Once safe, Ada can heal.

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The war i finally won by kimberly brubaker bradley