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by Alice Hoffman (Author) "I once believed that life was a gift ..." (more)
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Grade 8 Up-Beautifully written prose fills this first-person narrative of a teen whose world is turned around in an instant. This is both a survival story and an homage to the need to cherish life's every moment. Moody, introspective Green, 15, stays at home while her parents and younger sister travel to the city to sell their produce. Her disappointment at being left behind causes her to be cold and not say good-bye. Then the city is engulfed in flames, and ashes hover in the atmosphere for a long time. Green is left with her guilt for her sullen behavior and the solitude of her ruined garden. Hoffman has created a multilayered, believable protagonist. Readers suffer along with her and share her fears as she tries to pick up the pieces of her life. The contrast between her original faith in the promise of the future and her later acknowledgment of the tentative nature of reality is vividly and eloquently portrayed. This is not an easy read, and though it is an absorbing tale, it will most likely appeal to more sophisticated readers. A powerfully written and thought-provoking selection.
Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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Gr. 6-12. Hoffman's latest fable for teens begins with an apocalyptic scene that mirrors the events of 9/11: a girl watches as her city across the river explodes into smoke and fire, and people leap from buildings. Green, named for her uncanny gardening talent, is 15 years old, and, in the tragedy, she loses her beloved family. Faced with grief and an anarchic world, Green finds solace in the brittle numbness of daily tasks and in the pain of the tattoos that she begins to draw on herself. Slowly, she connects with survivors, especially a mysterious boy, who helps her replant her garden and feel joy again. Hoffman's lush prose and moody, magic realism will easily draw readers into the harsh, ash-covered world that follows the explosion, as well as the sunny world that precedes it, when "bees would drink the sweat from . . . skin, and never once sting." Green's brave competence and the hope she finds in romance will appeal to many teens, particularly those with gothic tastes. Gillian Engberg
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5.0 out of 5 stars A poetic jewel, Oct 3 2004
This review is from: Green Angel (Hardcover)
Green Angel is a very lovley book. It brings you into the mind of a 15, soon to be 16, year old girl.
Green, who is very shy, and quiet, loves to plant,and is very beautiful, loses her family. Green loses, her mother, who taught her everything about planting, her father, to whome she loved, and most of all, her younger sister,aurora, who never forgot about Green, and always thought of her older sister. Green goes mad, she slowly rips her old self apart. She sews thorns on her jacket, and nails on her shoes,tatoos herself with ink, and chops her beautiful hair off. she slowly transforms into another person, but doesn't regognize her own self. You'll have to read the book to see the the ending. This is a must read, you wont be able to take your eyes of the pages!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The guilt of a survivor, Jul 19 2004
By QUEEN_OF_EVERYTHING (Outside Philly) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Green Angel (Hardcover)
GREEN ANGEL by Alice Hoffman is a beautiful tale - a long poem, really - teeming with lyrical prose that is reminiscent of Francesca Lee Block's books. At a mere 120 pages, it doesn't seem to last long enough.

Green was once a calm, serene, and quiet young girl. One day, after her family goes off to sell produce for profit without letting her tag along, Green is angered. But her anger changes to sorrow when she finds they won't be coming home. A catastrophic conflagration has swept the earth, taking lives. It leaves behind black ash, making the world a dark and ominous place in which the daily task of living is a challenge. Now Green, filled with guilt, must be self-sufficient, despite the fact that, at the very same time, she must recover from her loss and her guilt that refuses to subside.

I felt Hoffman's poetic tale to be a downer - it's not once sugary sweet or overly heartwarming, sappy, or happy. Green changes to Ash, as does her personality. She dons black clothing adorned with thorns. Drawings scrawled in black ink cover her arms and legs. The pain of the thorns pricking her flesh does not faze her, nor does the remainder of the adolescent population, happy on their parents' liquor and dancing all night.

Readers suffer with Green as she, a believable protagonist, picks up the pieces of her life in a courageous effort to move on. Her story is told poetically, beautifully, and eloquently, therefore flowing naturally. Despite being short page-wise, it isn't an easy read. Ages 12 and up recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Green Angel, Jun 8 2004
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This review is from: Green Angel (Hardcover)
Do you like books that seem tragic but turn out good in the end? Well, Green Angel is the book for you. Green (the main character) is a shy teenager who loves gardening, which is how she got the nickname Green. She has a little sister who is the exact opposite of Green. One day her family had to go to town but Green stayed behind. There was a huge fire and she never saw her family again. Green was half blinded by the ashes in her eyes from the fire. After that her life totally changed. She changed her name to Ash and selfdestructed. She chopped her hair off, gave herself black tattoos, and messed with her clothes. When she went into town to trade, people thought that they could take advantage of her beacuse she was half blind. Deep inside, Green was still there. She would go to her neighbor and clean her house because the old woman couldn't do it. Ash took in and fed wild animals. She also took in a boy her age who wouldn't talk or show his face. She called in Diamond. Will green ever return to Ash's body?
I totally liked this book. It made me think of how people deal with deperession and anger. This book is for anyone who likes happy endings. So stop reading this review and go buy the book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very, Very Good...
I loved this book! It's about a girl who loses her family. She is very shy, so I could relate to her. I strongly reccomend this book!
Published on May 30 2004 by scary_faery380

4.0 out of 5 stars Ashes ashes we all fall down
This was a very simple, yet creative story. I admit, things happened a little quickly in the beginning, but that's natural for such a short story. Read more
Published on May 5 2004 by J

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful lyrical Hoffman aimed at a younger crowd...
A young adult novel by an author I truly admire, I really liked this very (very) short tale. A rather vague disaster strikes a city (one is left with the notion that it was a... Read more
Published on April 13 2004 by Jonathan Burgoine

5.0 out of 5 stars Green Angel
This book is about a girl who survives, quite by chance, a disaster (a metaphor for September 11th) that kills her family and many others. Read more
Published on April 12 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for low level and ESL students!
This book is light on language and dense on imagery and literary technique. The book is an excellent way to discuss symbolism, motivation, metaphor, simile,etc. Read more
Published on April 12 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Green Angel is a great book!
Green Angel is the story of a girl, Green, who loses her parents and sister in a fire. She is left with only her sister's terrier, Onion. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written, depressingly tragic: Green Angel
I read the UNCORRECTED PROOF version of this, so some things may not be completely accurate.
Green, the paitent and observative fifteen- year- old girl with a green thumb... Read more
Published on Dec 21 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, Mystical and Still Relevant
On a day when Green wants to accompany her parents into town to sell their vegetables, she is told that she is needed to stay home and watch the house. Read more
Published on Oct 21 2003 by Lisa Johannes

5.0 out of 5 stars Green Angel Review
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman is a mystical story about a 15 year old named Green. Green has more than a green thumb. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2003 by Patricia Mari

5.0 out of 5 stars Green Angel
the book Green Angel was moving and i loved it. thebook is only small but i enjoyed evry minit of it. the book was exsiting and there was a twist on every page. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2003 by kylie

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