Green Angel
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman, published by Scholastic Press in 2003, is a poignant narrative that follows fifteen-year-old Green as she grapples with the profound loss of her family in a devastating disaster. This first edition, comprising 116 pages, is presented in English and delves into themes of grief and survival. As Green navigates her emotional turmoil, she retreats into her garden, a once-vibrant space now marred by her sorrow, reflecting her inner struggles.
Readers will find that Green’s journey is marked by her encounters with a ghostly white dog and a mute boy, which serve as catalysts for her healing process. The story explores the complexities of death, bereavement, and the social themes surrounding loss, as Green learns to confront her feelings rather than erase them. Hoffman’s lyrical prose creates a vivid landscape where the protagonist must dismantle the protective barriers she has built around herself, ultimately leading to a transformative experience.
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Left on her own when her family is lost in a terrible disaster, fifteen-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. Every encounter with people, even the ones she used to know, pushes her further into the woods, into her house, and into herself. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself, erasing the girl she’d once been as she inks ravens and bats into her skin. It is only through a series of encounters with a ghostly white dog and a mute boy that Green relearns the lessons of love and begins to heal as she tells her story. With her trademark lyrical and magical prose, Alice Hoffman creates a world reminiscent of our own, in which a young girl must build and then shed the armor she makes to protect herself.
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