Left on her own when her family dies 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 and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself, erasing the girl she'd once been as she inks darkness into her skin. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green can relearn the lessons of love and begin to heal enough to tell her story.

 

This book is part of a book series called Green Angel .

There are 116 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Scholastic US .

Alice Hoffman writes for both children and adults. Her previous children's novels, Aquamarine, Indigo and The Foretelling, were highly acclaimed. She lives just outside Boston, USA, with her husband and two sons.