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Saffy's Angel: Book 1

Hilary McKay, Debra Gillett

Saffy's Angel: Book 1

Subjects

  • Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after

Average rating

4 out 5

3 reviews

From the winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award 2018. After Saffron Casson discovers that she’s adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it. Realising that her childhood in Siena holds the key, she secretly stows away on a car trip to Italy, with her new friend, Sarah. Meanwhile, the rest of her family are engaged in their own wacky projects. Caddy, a hopeless student, is studying for her A Levels and desperately trying to pass her driving test. Indigo, the sole boy of the Casson family, is determined to rid himself of this fear of heights. And the youngest, Rose, a budding artist, has a knack for baiting her pompous dad, with entertaining results . . .

Winner of the Whitbread Children’s Book Award.

(P) Hodder Children’s Books 2002

Reviews

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This book is nonfiction and my favourite character is Caddy (Saffrons older sister). I liked that Saffron had confidence and determination to not give up on finding her stone angel. I would recommend this book to people aged 8 - 13.

Fairy Pixie Spinner 26.08.2024

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i really love caddy but all the characters were well described and it was amazing .

Anonymous 16.07.2018

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I felt like Saffy trying to get her statue but i got scared for her when she stowed away with sarrah to get to Sienna

Anonymous 09.08.2017