Bøger af Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

A "New York Times" bestseller, this sequel to Bradley's Newbery Honor-winning "The War that Saved My Life" continues Ada's World War II journey as new challenges force her to figure out who she really is now that she's free.

"From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words comes a middle grade novel set at the border between freedom and fear in World War II France, at the Chateau de Chenonceau, where a Jewish girl who has lost everything but her life must decide whether to risk even that to bring others to freedom."--

*Newbery Honor book*Winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II. For fans of Counting by 7s and Sarah, Plain and Tall. 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 for 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?"Achingly lovely...Nuanced and emotionally acute."-The Wall Street Journal"Unforgettable...unflinching."-Common Sense Media ★ "Brisk and honest...Cause for celebration." -Kirkus, starred review★ "Poignant."-Publishers Weekly, starred review★ "Powerful."-The Horn Book, starred review"Affecting."-Booklist"Emotionally satisfying...[A] page-turner."-BCCB"Exquisitely written...Heart-lifting." -SLJ"Astounding...This book is remarkable."-Karen Cushman, author The Midwife's Apprentice"Beautifully told."-Patricia MacLachlan, author of Sarah, Plain and Tall"I read this novel in two big gulps."-Gary D. Schmidt, author of Okay for Now"I love Ada's bold heart...Her story's riveting."-Sheila Turnage, author of Three Times Lucky

"A teenager transforms from a schoolgirl to a spy in this true story of heroism in wartime. Suzanne David's everyday life is suddenly shattered in 1940 when a bomb drops on the main square of her hometown, the city of Cherbourg, France, killing a pregnant neighbor right in front of her. Until then the war had seemed far away, not something that would touch her or her teenage friends. Now Suzanne's family is kicked out onto the street as German soldiers take over their house as a barracks. Suzanne clings to the one thing she really loves--singing. Her voice is so amazing that she is training to become an opera singer. As Suzanne travels around for rehearsals, cosume fittings, or lessons, she learns more about what the Nazis are doing and about the people who are "disappearing." Her travels are noticed by someone else, an organizer of the French Resistance. Soon Suzanne is a secret courier, a spy fighting for France and risking her own life for freedom. "From the Hardcover edition.

ANew York TimesbestsellerLike the classic heroines of Sarah, Plain and Tall,Little Women, and Anne of Green Gables, Ada is a fighter for the ages. Her triumphant World War II journey continues in thissequel to the Newbery Honorwinning The War that Saved My Life When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she's not what her mother said she wasdamaged, deranged, crippled mentally as well as physically. She's not a daughter anymore, either. Who is she now? 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. Life in the crowded home is tense. Then Ruth moves in. Ruth, a Jewish girl, from Germany. A German? Could Ruth be a spy? As the fallout from war intensifies, calamity creeps closer, and life during wartime grows even more complicated. Who will Ada decide to be? How can she keep fighting? And who will she struggle to save? Ada'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. 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."e;Honest . . . Daring."e;The New York Times"e;Stunning."e;The Washington Post"e;Ada is for the agesas is this book. Wonderful."e;Kirkus, starred review"e;Fans of the first book will love the sequel even more."e;SLJ, starred review"e;Bradley sweeps us up . . . even as she moves us to tears."e;The Horn Book, starred review"e;Perceptive . . . satisfying . . . will stay with readers."e;PW, starred review"e;Beautiful."e;HuffPost

Della can''t work out why her adored older sixteen-year-old sister Suki screams in her sleep. Suki has always been Della''s protector, especially after their mother went to prison and her boyfriend took the sisters in. But who has been protecting Suki? When Suki tries to kill herself, Della decides it''s time to tell their secrets and speak out about the terrible things that happened to Suki. Bound by love and trauma, these two sisters must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other.

World War II continues, and Ada and her brother Jamie are living with their loving legal guardian, Susan, in a borrowed cottage on the estate of the formidable Lady Thorton - now along with Lady Thorton herself and her daughter Maggie. Life in the crowded cottage is tense enough, and then, quite suddenly, Ruth, a Jewish girl from Germany, moves in. A German? The occupants of the house are horrified. But other impacts of war are far more intrusive and frightening. As death creeps closer to their door, life and morality during wartime grow more complex.