![]() ![]() As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan-and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn't waste a minute-she sneaks out to join him. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. ![]() Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. *Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, from the acclaimed author of Fighting Words, and for fans of Fish in a Tree and Sarah, Plain and Tall. About the Book Includes an excerpt from Jefferson's sons. ![]()
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