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The Unfinished Angel
- By Sharon Creech
- Genre: Fantasy
Common Sense Media says
Charming and uplifting story is even great to read aloud.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know this is a great book to share aloud. The main character is a great role model and there are strong messages of caring, cooperation, and acceptance.
What's the story?
There is an angel living in a Swiss village where life is quiet and good -- until a small American girl named Zola arrives with her papa. Unlike everyone else, Zola can see the angel, because she has dealt with angels before. And she has high expectations for what angels can do. When Zola discovers some homeless children who need help, Zola and the angel help each other, and help the villagers become a closer community in the process.
Is it any good?
This charming book is vintage Creech. Humor and warmth fill this story of a Swiss mountain village and its angel -- living quietly in the past while contemporary problems such as homeless children are right under their noses. The difficulties the village angel has dealing with her task (“Peoples! They are so strange! Did their brains fall out of their heads?”) lead the angel to a better understanding of life on earth. And Zola and her mama and papa also come to the village with plans to make it a better place for everyone.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the existence of angels. Can we seem them? What do they really look like?
Zola thinks she is an angel; could people be angels? Doesn’t Zola do as much good as the angel?
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I absolutely adored this book and found it so cute with the language from an angel's perspective and it related so well with kids of all ages. The depth it brings to the characters in a simple short book is truly amazing. Creech is one of our tops children's literature writers. How this was left off children's book awards this last year is beyond me. Thank you Sharon Creech.
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Good for Elementary school kids
Great characters, exciting plot.
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Kid, 12 years old
October 31, 2009
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Sharon Creech does it again!!!
I really enjoyed this story. The angle tells the story in very bad grammar, as that is what the angle knows, I found this a little irritating, but the story itself is very enjoyable. I feel this story is good for kids aged 8+.
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A quiet but engaging book... read aloud for 8-10 year olds
My girls loved the book, and I enjoyed reading it aloud. We giggled at the angel's foibles with Engles (e.g, "peoples" instead of "people"). This is one of those quiet stories that packs a punch.
It's very deep. So deep, in fact, that I feel like I need to go back and reread.
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Kid, 12 years old
November 28, 2011
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ENGAGING STORY :)
It is such a great story! ENGAGING STORY! I could become an advertiser for this book and earn a bunch of people to come over and read :). Thanks to Sharon Creech! Write more!
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| Author: | Sharon Creech |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Children's Books |
| Publication date: | October 1, 2009 |
| Number of pages: | 176 |
| Hardcover price: | $15.99 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 8 - 12 |
| Read aloud: | 8 |
| Read alone: | 9 |
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