The War That Saved My Life
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780147510488
Pages
352 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
580L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Foster care; Single parent; Family violence; Physical disability; Mental illness; foster children; foster mother; single mother; abusive mother; physical abuse; psychological abuse; congenital limb difference; twisted foot; club foot; panic attacks
Main Character
female child; male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother; foster mother
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Audio Book
Golden Sower Award, 2017, Winner, Chapter Book
Lectio Book Award, 2016-2017, Winner, Grades 4-8
Maine Student Book Award, 2017, 3rd Place
Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2018, Winner
Nutmeg Book Award, 2018, Winner, Intermediate
Sequoyah Book Award, 2018, Winner, Intermediate
Volunteer State Book Award, 2017-2018, Winner, Grades 6-8
Keywords
war; World War II, siblings; countryside; history; London, England; trauma; evacuation
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker, "The War That Saved My Life" (2016). Diverse Families. 1802.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1802