<Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 316 </Td> </Tr> <P> The War that Saved My Life, written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, is a 2015 children's middle grade historical book published by Dial Books for Young Readers . The War that Saved My Life was a Newbery Honor Book in 2016 and was Bradley's first Newbery Honor Book . </P> <P> Ada is a ten - year - old girl who has never left her apartment in London . Her abusive mother is too embarrassed to let her go outside because of her twisted foot . Ada is forced to spend her days inside a one - bedroom apartment with only a window that lets her see the outside world . She spends her entire life crawling and can barely stand up . She cooks and takes care of her six - year - old brother Jamie . </P> <P> The year is 1939 and World War II has started . The government begins to ship out children from London to escape from the war, sending them to the countryside . Ada's mother does not know if she will send Jamie but does not want to send Ada . She tells Ada that nobody will want to take care of her, and refuses to send her away . Ada has spent all summer teaching herself how to walk and decides to leave with Jamie without their mother knowing . </P>

Where does the war that saved my life take place