The War That Saved My Life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2014
Word Count 62,451
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 580L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 170995, 9.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
- World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- World War, 1939-1945
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes - Sexual
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--Great Britain--Juvenile fiction
- People with disabilities--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Great Britain
- Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952--Fiction
- George VI, 1936-1952
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Children with disabilities
- History
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Evacuation of civilians
- People with disabilities
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
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About the Author 4
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Author Interviews 8
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Awards & Distinctions 10
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2016
Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2022
Winner, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2016
The Josette Frank Award, 1943-2022
Winner, 2016
Odyssey Award, 2008-2022
Winner, 2016
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Elementary Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Audiobooks Selection, 2015
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2015
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