Until the most unlikely of sources gives Ada the power and the motivation to change her life forever. Trapped, quite literally, in the one room to which she’s been confined since she was born, her entire world composed of that which she can glimpse through a solitary window.

In the end it was the combination of the two, the end of my little war against Jamie, and the start of the big war, Hitler’s war, that set me free.” That’s what happened, though not the way I thought it would.

Maybe I could leave the room, and stay with Jamie, or at least go to him if he needed me. Maybe we could disguise my crippled foot. “If I could walk, maybe Mam would’t be so ashamed of me. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother? 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 of 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. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Source & Format Received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher for review (Thanks, Penguin Canada!), Paperbackįind It On Goodreads Barcode label affixed to rear of jacket.Īll of our books that a have dust wrapper are covered in clear protective, removable film and are packed professionally in bubble wrap and a box for shipping so that they reach you in perfect condition.Genre & Keywords Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, World War II In near-fine unclipped dust jacket with some light bruising to match, and light wear to top corners. In near-fine unclipped dust jacket with bruising to match.Įndsinger - near-fine first edition, with very light bruising to top of spine, light impression to bottom of boards, and slight bump to top back corner. Kinslayer - near-fine first edition, with some light brusing to top and bottom of spine, and several marks to edge of page block. Stormdancer - fine first edition, in fine unclipped dust jacket. Please note - Endsinger never released in hardback, so a US hardback is the only way to complete the set. Comprising a UK signed and lined first edition Stormdancer, a UK signed and lined first edition Kinslayer, and a US signed and lined first edition Endsinger. A complete set of Jay Kristoff's debut trilogy, The Lotus War.

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