The War I Finally Won, (Hardcover)

from bemislibrary

Susan adopts orphans Ada and Jamie and their cat Bovil. Through the generosity of Lord and Lady Thorton, Susan is able to them from war torn London to a cottage in the Kent countryside. When the military takes control of the Thorton mansion, the Lord and Lady moved into the cottage with them. Whe...

from bell7

Ada can finally get surgery to correct the club foot she's had all her life! But she's still dealing with all kinds of mixed-up emotions from her mother's abuse, and can't quite trust anyone but herself. I don't know why, but while I liked this story and thought Ada's emotions were an accurate po...

from tjsjohanna

I was so glad to see Ada return! Her troubles aren't ended, though she slowly learns to trust that Susan can be relied on. Ada also learns that people are still people even if they come from two different sides of the war. I loved the way her friendship with Ruth grows. This is a very accessible ...

from SamMusher

Still very good, but felt more like an extension of The War That Saved My Life than its own story. I was happy to spend more time with the characters. The book does them justice. Kids who loved the first book will want to read the sequel and won't be disappointed by it, but I'm not sure it's a ne...

from ashleytylerjohn

A lovely follow-up to the first. Many tears, but I don't want to warn any one off--it's still a fun, charming, gentle read, not a depressing angst-fest.(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking fo...