![]() She is about to have an operation to fix a club foot, the reason her mother called her “Nobbut a monster.” After surgery, she’ll be able to walk, to run, and - perhaps most importantly - ride a horse astride rather than sidesaddle, but the “corrected” foot will never match the other one. ![]() "The War I Finally Won" picks up shortly after the end of the earlier middle-grade novel, with 11-year-old Ada in the hospital. Susan’s home has been destroyed, and they all struggle with a shortage of food, clothing and fuel, and with the disruption of everyday life. Meanwhile, England continues to be under attack by German bombers. She’s not sure whether she and her little brother, Jamie, can remain with Susan, who has finally given them the stability and love they’ve never before experienced. ![]() Watch Video: Dolly Parton donates $1M to children's hospitalĪda Smith is in a good place at the end of Kimberly Brubaker Bradley’s Newbery Honor-winning "The War That Saved My Life," but her situation is still precarious. ![]()
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