Kimberly Brubaker Bradley – American writer of the 21st century, author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words, winner of Newbery Honor and Schneider awards. She writes children’s and YA fiction about war, trauma, and resilience. Her prose is gentle yet honest, giving young readers tools to face hardship.
🏇 Loved horses since childhood, a passion woven into many of her books. 📚 Worked as a pharmacist before becoming a writer. 🌾 Lives on a Tennessee farm with horses, goats, and dogs. 👧 The War That Saved My Life won dozens of awards and entered school curricula. 💡 Frequently explores the theme of healing from trauma. 📝 Her protagonists are children who find their voices in a silencing world. 📖 Fascinated by history, she often transports young readers into past eras. 🌍 Her novels have been translated into multiple languages, including Japanese and German. 🎶 Prefers to write in silence rather than with music. 😮 Says teens often send her letters sharing their own painful experiences. 😄 Jokes that her goats are “the harshest critics,” since they chew on manuscripts.