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Title: Saffy's Angel
ISBN: 0340850809
Author:
Hilary McKay
Publicate Date: 2002-06-13
Publish: 2002-06-13
List Price: $8.77
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Fantastic!
This book was a delightful read. I immediately fell in love with all the Cassons. The characters felt real and lovable, and I loved their quirky life style. It was defintely a unique book. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a charming and unforgetable book.
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2: File Under M For Misandry
Whew! I'm about a quarter of the way through the book and already I'm thinking I hope no boys come along to read it.
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3: Saffy's Angel
I rented this audio CD from the library and it was wonderful! Too bad that you do not stock it.
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4: Saffy's Angel is a Masterpiece
Kids hanging out of windowsills, guinea pigs in the garden, and babies swallowing paint are only a few, but routine, of the bizarre happenings in the Casson household. But in the midst of all this, one girl tries to find her place.
The four Casson children are all named after colors on the color chart, thanks to their artist mother, Eve. The oldest is Cadmium (Caddy), then Saffron (Saffy), Indigo, and Rose. One day, Saffy was looking at a color chart and discovered she was not on there, and soon learned she had been adopted. The other children told Saffy, who was severely upset, that her adoption made no matter and she was still part of the family. Saffy was the daughter of Eve's twin sister, who died in a car crash in Italy. Saffy's grandfather brought Saffy to Eve's family in England. After grandpa died, he left something to each of the children. To Saffy, all he left was "her angel." Saffy leaves to go to Italy with her new energetic friend to search for the angel, but comes home fruitless. But then, almost entirely by accident, Indigo figures out the puzzle of Saffy's Angel, and retrieves the angel sculpture for Saffy.
Saffy's Angel was an excellent read with memorable characters, humor, and fresh storytelling.
A few of the unforgettable characters were Saffy, Sarah, and Caddy. Saffy was funny and simply enjoyable. She always said what was on her mind and was stubborn. In Siena, Italy, where Saffy and Sarah went along with Sarah's parents to search for the angel, Saffy checked her mother's old house and garden multiple times before accepting defeat. Sarah was bound to a wheelchair, but she never let that stop her. Perhaps she was even more stubborn than her friend Saffy, but Sarah was certainly more resourceful. Sarah was always thinking of clever ideas to get what she wanted and to overcome numerous obstacles - it was Sarah who figured out to get into the garden at Saffy's old residence in Siena. Caddy was a genius in disguise. She had street smarts and even some book smarts, but was failing out of her college classes and driving tests. She helped her siblings out of tricky situations, such as Rose's stolen painting, and was a compassionate person.
There were many funny things going on in Saffy's Angel. One was Indigo. Indigo desperately wanted to explore Antarctica, but realized that he needed to overcome his fear of heights. Therefore, to compromise that, he would sit on second-story windowsills and just sit. One time, Caddy forgot to help in back inside, so he ended up sitting on the windowsill for hours into the evening. Another funny happening in the story was when baby Rose swallowed a tube of paint and had a yellowish tint to her skin for a few weeks after. Yet another humorous event in this story was Saffy's journey to Siena. Sarah and her parents had been planning on going, but Saffy was not invited along. Sarah and Saffy planned a way to bring Saffy along, so Saffy hid inside a beanbag chair sitting inside the car on the ride. When they were halfway there, Saffy popped out and scared Sarah's parents, who were then forced to bring her along.
There were quite a few examples of originality and fresh storytelling in Saffy's Angel. One was the Casson's house. It was called the banana house, but did not resemble a banana for even have a banana's coloring. It also had a spacious garden, in which guinea pigs grew more than any plant. Another original element were the names of the children. The children, as mentioned before, were named after the color chart, which was very unusual, yet delightful. Another original element was Caddy's driving lessons and tests. She would purposefully fail the tests so she could continue the lessons, as she had a crush on the instructor.
Saffy's Angel was an enjoyable read, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a good book. It had memorable characters, comedy, and pure originality, making for a great book.
-Elizabeth H =]
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5: Saffy's Review
I would reccomend "Saffy's Angel" to a reader that likes a cliffhanger and a reader who likes a page turner type of book that is hard to put down. Saffy's is a quiet, shy girl. Saffy likes to accomplish goals on her own. Saffy is a mature girl. I loved reading this book. I never wanted to put "Saffy's Angel" down. It was a book that leaves you hanging, so I wanted to keep on reading. I thought that "Saffy's Angel" was such a page turner.
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