The War that Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Ada and her brother live in London with their awful mother at the very start of WWII. Ada was born with a club foot and her mother has NEVER let her out of the house. (SHE IS AWFUL) When Londoners become worried about bombing, they send their children off to live with others to be safe. Ada and Jamie go to live with Susan. This was a heartwarming story of what family can be. Sometimes families are MADE by choices not always by blood. Ada is a fantastic character...she is strong and determined.
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper. This book takes place in the segregated south of North Carolina in the 30's. Stella and her family are African American, so in Bumblebee, NC, she can go into some of the stores but not all of them. Stella and her brother JoJo witness a secret Ku Klux Klan meeting one night. It brings their community together. This is just Stella's story. Stella wants so badly to be a good writer and she works hard to practice that as she tells her story of what's happening in her little corner of the world during this tumultuous time. Stella, like Ada, is strong and brave. She asks great questions (which all of you know I LOVE).
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