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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Author
Josie Portillo - Author
This is a wartime family story centred on Ada’s changing sense of identity and the tensions that follow Ruth’s arrival. Its focus is on belonging and moral choices under threat.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a wartime family story centred on Ada’s changing sense of identity and the tensions that follow Ruth’s arrival. Its focus is on belonging and moral choices under threat.
The plot includes antisemitism-related context, household hostility towards a Jewish girl from Germany, and a growing threat of death. These may make the wartime sections emotionally intense.
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The war I finally won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | Open Library
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