A two-fold tale of grief and hope, loss and love, told as only Alice Hoffman can.When her family is lost in a terrible disaster, 15-year-old Green is haunted by loss and the past. Struggling to survive 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. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green relearns the lessons of love and begins to heal as she tells her own story.As she heals, Green lives every day with feelings of loss. Her family is gone, the boy she loves is missing, and the world she once knew has been transformed by tragedy. In order to rediscover the truth about love, hope, and magic, she must venture away from her home, collecting the stories of a group of women who have been branded witches for their mysterious powers. Only through their stories will Green find her own heart's desire.
This book is part of a book series called Green Angel .
There are 259 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 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.
This book contains the following stories:
Green Witch
Green learns the stories of a number of "witches" and must then free her true soul mate from a prison as she grapples with life, love, and loss in a post-disaster world.
Green Angel
Haunted by grief and by her past after losing her family in a fire, fifteen-year-old Green retreats into her ruined garden as she struggles to survive emotionally and physically on her own.
