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?
Ada’s first story, The War that Saved My Life, was a #1 New York Times bestseller and won a Newbery Honor, the Schneider Family Book Award, and the Josette Frank Award, in addition to appearing on multiple best-of-the-year lists. This second masterwork of historical fiction continues Ada's journey of family, faith, and identity, showing us that real freedom is not just the ability to choose, but the courage to make the right choice.
【適讀程度】
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
愛達的畸形腳在手術後終於恢復，她確信自己並不像她媽媽所說的那般──殘廢、精神錯亂、身心俱傷。她也不再是媽媽的女兒了，那她現在是誰？
第二次世界大戰的戰火肆虐，愛達和她的哥哥傑米以及他們的監護人蘇珊，搬到了一間小屋，屋裡住著面無表情的女士索頓和她的女兒梅姬。生活在擁擠的小屋裡，氣氛十分緊張，接著露絲也搬了進來，她是一位來自德國的猶太女孩。德國人？露絲有可能是間諜嗎？
隨著戰爭越來越激烈，災難也逐漸逼近，戰爭期間的生活變得更加曲折。愛達會決定成為怎樣的人？她將如何繼續奮戰？她將竭盡全力拯救誰呢？
愛達的第一個故事──《飛越戰火的女孩》登上《紐約時報》最佳銷售排行榜第一名，並榮獲紐伯瑞獎、施耐德家族好書獎和法蘭克文學獎，不僅如此，該書在各項年度最佳著作獎項皆榜上有名。此書為第二本歷史小說傑作，繼續講述關於愛達的家庭、信仰、和身分認同，告訴我們想要獲得真正的自由，除了能力還需要有勇氣才能做出正確的選擇。
【適讀程度】
Age Range: 9 - 12 years