SuitabookBelonging and trust
Ada begins to trust Susan, while Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie after taking them in.
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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Author
A wartime story about a child seeking freedom and family after being kept indoors because of her twisted foot. Ada’s new life brings learning, trust and danger, while the possibility of returning to her mother remains unresolved.
Nine-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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Sign in for personalised guidanceA wartime story about a child seeking freedom and family after being kept indoors because of her twisted foot. Ada’s new life brings learning, trust and danger, while the possibility of returning to her mother remains unresolved.
Ada begins to trust Susan, while Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie after taking them in.
Ada has a twisted foot, and her mother’s humiliation leads to Ada being kept inside.
Jamie is sent out of London to escape the war; Ada follows, and later watches for German spies.
The book may suit a child who can engage with family cruelty, separation, disability-related shame and wartime danger. Consider reading alongside them if these subjects could feel personal or unsettling.
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