The War I Finally Won

Written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Book #2 in the The War That Saved My Life series

Amidst war, Ada faces new challenges and questions of trust and identity.

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416 pages· 67,192 words· Est. 9.5 hour read· HL520L

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Bookroo's summary

After surgery changes Ada's life, she and her brother move into a tense household during World War II. With a mysterious German girl arriving, Ada must navigate suspicion and danger. Can she find her true self and protect those she loves as calamity looms? Discover Ada's journey of courage and identity in a world at war.

From the publisher

A New York Times bestseller Like 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 this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning 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 was–damaged, 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?