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When Ada’s severely disabled foot and her mother’s humiliation confine her to a cramped London apartment, the arrival of war forces her brother Jamie into evacuation. Determined to be with him, Ada snatches a secret escape and follows him into the city’s safety net. A kind nurse named Susan Smith takes the children in, and Ada quickly learns to ride a pony and read, all while scanning for German spies. Together they forge a bond that must hold strong amidst wartime dangers, trying to outrun both the war’s threats and the possibility of returning to a harmful home. The novel follows Ada’s growth and the deepening affection between the foster family amid the harsh backdrop of World War II.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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