Green Angel

by Alice Hoffman

Haunted by grief and by her past after losing her family in a fire, fifteen-year-old Green retreats into her ruined garden as she struggles to survive emotionally and physically on her own.

• ISBN13: 9780439443852
• Publish Date: 1 May 2004 (first published 21 March 2003)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 23 June 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Scholastic US
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 128
• Language: English

Reviews

[lizarodz]

Green Angel is the first book by Alice Hoffman that I have ever read and I regret not finding her sooner. This short little book is, in short, a gem.

When Green loses her family, she loses herself as well. Her sister Aurora and Green are opposites in everything and they both seem to almost have mystical powers. As the land heals itself, Green is slowly healed by the power of love, friendship, and duty. She has the help of a neighbor, a few animals, and of Diamond, a young man in search for his family. The book is about re-discovery, renewal, growth and grief.

The plot is beautiful in both its simplicity and in the way it’s carried out. Alice Hoffman is a masterful writer that knows how to build lovely sentences that entices the reader to feel. I will certainly pick more of her books as soon as I have the chance.
Green Angel is a short, striking and poignant book that I really enjoyed and I plan to go to the library soon and pick up Green Witch its sequel.

About the cover: I love the cover, the birds, the roses, the books, everything in it represented in the book itself.

[angelarenea9]

For the most part this was an ok book. Defiantly different than most post-apocalyptic scenario, it was from a child's point of view. An easy read, although it was one that is for a lower reading level I just went back and read some of the books on my shelf.

A wonderful tale of family and hope and faith. A short enchanting fairytale bringing to life the story of Green and the sorrow she endures as she struggles with losing her family. An intriguing story of how kindness can bring the greatest of rewards. I'm not sure I understood everything but I enjoyed the dark fairytale imagery.