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Ада в жизни не видела травы и деревьев. Она ни разу не отмечала Рождество. Она никогда не выходила из дома — весь её мир состоял из маленькой комнаты, вида из окна на четвёртом этаже, брата Джейми и вечно недовольной мамы. Нельзя Аде из дома выходить, у неё ведь нога… Да и как выйти, если ходить она почти не может? Но когда из-за войны Джейми с другими детьми эвакуируют, Аде ничего не остаётся, как встать на ноги и пойти — вслед за ним, чтобы не остаться одной и чтобы выжить. И только тогда она понимает, как велик этот мир и как много в нём всего разного, сложного и… хорошего. И пусть война — это страшно, но, возможно, именно она подарит…

Теперь у Ады есть настоящая любящая семья, и ей, похоже, могут вылечить покалеченную ногу, из-за которой родная мать всегда считала её ничтожеством. Но кто она теперь? Она не дочь, ведь у неё нет матери, она больше не калека и не изгой, она не эвакуированный ребёнок из разбомблённого Лондона, да и вроде не сирота даже, ведь у неё есть опекун… Как найти себя, когда в мире бушует война, люди появляются в жизни и исчезают, а тот, на кого она только-только позволила себе положиться, может тоже её оставить – и на этот раз навсегда? Ещё немало сражений ждёт Аду, пусть она никогда не бывала на фронте. Хватит ли у неё отваги и силы выстоять в этой…

A teenager transforms from a schoolgirl to a spy in this true story of heroism in wartime.

Suzanne David's everyday life is suddenly shattered in 1940 when a bomb drops on the main square of her hometown, the city of Cherbourg, France, killing a pregnant neighbor right in front of her. Until then the war had seemed far away, not something that would touch her or her teenage friends. Now Suzanne's family is kicked out onto the street as German soldiers take over their house as a barracks.

Suzanne clings to the one thing she really loves--singing. Her voice is so amazing that she is training to become an opera singer. As Suzanne travels around for rehearsals, costume fittings, or lessons, she learns more about what the Nazis are doing and about the people who are "disappearing." Her travels are noticed by someone else, an organizer of the French Resistance. Soon Suzanne is a secret courier, a spy fighting for France and risking her own life for freedom.

Ten-year-old Lizzy loves her pioneer life. Her father is a farmer and her mother a weaver, and she and her sisters enjoy a life of hard work that is also filled with simple pleasures. Lizzy longs to grow up to be a weaver like her mother, but every autumn Lizzy gets sick. Neither the local doctor nor the midwife is sure what is wrong with Lizzy, let alone how to cure her. As soon as the first frost comes, Lizzy gets better. And this winter also brings some distraction in the form of rich neighbors—the fine Miss Sarah Beaumont and her handsome stepson are visiting from Charleston. Lizzy, though, is worried about next fall—can she survive this illness one more time?

Ten-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf -- her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud.

In this powerful novel that explodes the stigma around child sexual abuse and leavens an intense tale with compassion and humor, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley tells a story about two sisters, linked by love and trauma, who must find their own voices before they can find their way back to each other.

It’s 1942. German Nazis occupy much of France. And twelve-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, is not safe. With help and quick thinking, Miri is saved from the roundup that takes her entire Jewish neighborhood. She escapes Paris, landing in a small French village, where the spires of the famous Chateau de Chenonceau rise high into the sky, its bridge across the River Cher like a promise, a fairy tale.
But Miri’s life is no fairy tale. Her parents are gone—maybe alive, maybe not. Taken in at the boarding school near the chateau, pretending to be Catholic to escape Nazi capture, Miri volunteers one night to undertake a deadly task, one that spans the castle grounds, its bridge, and the very border to freedom. Here is her chance to escape—hopefully to find her parents. But will she take it? One thing is certain: The person Miri meets that night will save her life. And the person Miri becomes that night could save the lives of many more.
In her return to the era of The War that Saved My Life and The War I Finally Won, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley brings a new and different story, one with a mystical twist, that explores a little-known slice of World War II history, a highly unusual friendship, and the power of choosing courage even when—especially when—there are no good choices to be had.