The War I Finally Won

Great book; marketed for teens but I thoroughly enjoyed it because my English grandparents took in evacuees during WWII; great story and the narrator was wonderful. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in WWII stories. This was told from a child's perspective which was very enjoyable.

A resounding, emotional sequitur to The War That Saved My Life. We delve deeper into Ada's mind and heart as she matures through crises large and small. The story accurately renders life in wartime Britain, with all its tragedy and quiet British resolve, as the background to a heartwarming tale of love and friendship. While aimed at pre-teens, it is a page-turner for adults (like myself) as well. I picked The War That Saved My Life at random from my daughter's bookshelf and couldn't put it down, and raced on into this book. They should definitely make this into a movie.

The best—read it. Share it. Tell others. Love this and the OG book as well. Really lovely story.

In this sequel to The War That Saved my Life, Ada and her brother continue their life countryside with Susan. I don't want to give the story away, but it's interesting and engaging. I do recommend that you read the first book before tackling this one. It could be a good stand-alone novel, but it will have more depth if you read the first book before the second one.

The 14 year old granddaughter of a lifelong friend, suggested she read the first book "The War that Saved my Life". My friend thought so highly of it she sent me a copy. I read it very quickly, unusual for me, but it was very well-written, the story was compelling, thoughtful, touching, compassionate and engaging. The children in the story must leave London during WWII. The experiences of war are compelling enough, but to follow the lives of these and other children, in the story, was heart wrenching and heart warming. Having completed the book I had to know what happened next. Thus, "The War I finally Won". I was not disappointed. The themes introduced in both stories are of accepting differences, loss of those we love, what love means in its many forms, acceptance, transition, growth, kindness and compassion. You may as well buy both at the same time. Share with your young children, or encourage your youth-child to read. In the past year I have read four books about WWII, "All the Light We Cannot See" again about very special older youth & war, a stunningly beautiful book by Anthony Doerr, these two, and a true story "Child of the Warsaw Ghetto" by David Adler. Having recently read that some children have never heard of the Holocaust, repercussions the migration of children in England during WWII, or the internment camps for Japanese Americans, I was deeply saddened. I will be donating three of these books to our church library and write a short review to encourage families and youth to read them. If you have not read these books, I hope you will.

Hello, as you must notice from the headline, I am very excited about this book because I had read its prequel not long ago, this is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read…. Coming from me, well let’s just say that its very hard to make it on that list. It’s about a young girl, Ada, and she has a club foot, if (face it when) you read this novel you will take on many adventures with her including, German nazi spies, tragic deaths, and bright hope. This book is literally a huge roller coaster of emotions and you should ride it, even if your too short. I hoped my review helped when deciding on your next read. Enjoy!!!!

I am a Christian bookworm who has been homeschooling a girl, 9, and a boy, 11, during the pandemic. I have chosen almost exclusively Newberry Award Winning books for their reading materials this year in the hopes of helping two kids who were behind in reading to fall in love with reading. We read The War that Saved My Life first. Somewhere along the way, the boy who had told me he would NEVER like reading and I couldn't make him, said "I just love this book!" It was indeed one of the most beautifully written children's books I have ever read, but the ending was quite abrupt, leaving the reader hanging. I was thrilled to find that there was a sequel. This book. As always, I read the reviews before ordering and was troubled to find a review "warning" that the clues to a homosexual relationship in the first book are clearly stated fact in the second book. Because of how well written the first was, I ordered it anyway, deciding I would read it myself before deciding whether to read it to the children. They are young, and in my judgement, too young to be exposed to such a topic. It is true that the first book AND this book make enough references to convince me that the English woman who cared for Ada and Jamie was indeed a woman who had been in a same sex relationship before her partner died. However, both books ever and only refer to that woman as her best friend, as someone she loved, and as someone whose death she grieved. Now, each person has to make their own judgements on these things, and I do not believe an Amazon review is the place to share mine. I just want to set the record straight because of the review I read. I am thinking carefully how I will handle any questions from my two students as to Why Susan's family disowned her and wouldn't see her anymore, though no such questions occurred in book 1. Once I settle that in my mind, I intend to read this beautiful story that is filled with WWII history, not to mention wisdom about the pain of life (child abuse, child neglect, death from war, etc.) and how to handle it courageously. The book is so memorable I have no doubt that one day when they are older, they may come to realize who Susan was. And, I believe it will give them compassion for people who are different from them. In that sense, at least, I think that will be a Christian thing.

My 10 year old great granddaughter recommend i read this book after she recommended it, and I read The War That Saved My Life. Although it says it is a middle school book, it was a great adult book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I am almost 80.

… aber nur ein Stern für Amazon und die Lieferung in einem inakzeptablen zerknitterten Zustand. Mit einem zerknitterten Buch als Weihnachtsgeschenk bin ich ziemlich blöd dagestanden, und für einen Umtausch vor Weihnachten war es natürlich zu spät.

I am very surprised that this book (a New York Times bestseller) and its predecessor (The War That Saved My Life - a Newbery Medal Honor book) are still fairly unknown in the UK. They are such amazing stories! They are both the type of book you want to get through as quickly as possible to find out what happens, whilst trying to slow down to keep on reading forever. I was a bit worried if I would like this book as much the The War That Saved My Life, but The War I Finally Won is a worthy successor. My daughters, aged 10 and 11, and I absolutely loved it! While TWTSML dealt more with trauma and its effects on a child, The War I Finally Won paints a vivid picture of life during WWII. Both stories are fascinating. We have had so many discussions about themes raised by the book, ranging from WWII to neglect, abuse, trauma, freedom, being disabled, Nazi Germany, poverty, non-traditional families, self-discovery and women during the war. I cannot recommend this book enough.

Genuinely the first book has been a favoured for years, read it dozens of time, only just now got around to getting the sequel and it’s so worth it.

this is a really interesting and sweet tale of a girl who has had many obsticals to overcome i highly recomend this book to anyone who is looking for a good book.

Very good book.my daughter loved it.