The War that Saved My Life is about 10 year old Ada during WWII. Ada has a mother, Mam, and a brother, Jamie. Ada and Jamie's mother was always abusive towards them. Especially towards Ada because of her club feet, which made walking very difficult fro Ada. Mam was so embarrassed by Ada's feet that Mam never lets her out of their one room apartment in London, all she has is a window to observe the outside world. One day the war breaks out and all the children of London had to evacuate to the countryside. Mam only sends Jamie, but Ada sneaks out, too. This was the best choice that Ada made, she finally escaped her wicked mother. Eventually they move back to London with their abusive mother, not because she loved them, but because Mam would've had to pay 17 shillings a week for them to stay in the countryside. At the end of the book Mam loses custody of her children thanks to the person who watched over them while on the countryside, Miss Smith.

I thought this was a really good book. Although during the countryside part it was a bit continuous. It just kept explaining how life on the countryside was. I do love Kimberly Brubaker Bradley as well, and I love the way she writes even if it was just that one part. She is definitely my favorite author. Well, favorite author at the moment. All in all, The War that Saved My Life was an excellent book. ( )