Peoples are strange! The things they are doing and saying—sometimes they make no sense. Did their brains fall out of their heads? And why so much saying, so much talking all the time day and night, all those words spilling out of those mouths? Why so much? Why don't they be quiet?In the ancient stone tower of the Casa Rosa, in a tiny village high in the Swiss Alps, life for one angel has been the same, well, for as long as she (or he?) can remember. Until Zola arrives, a determined American girl who wears three skirts all at once. For neighbors who have been longtime enemies, children who have been lost, and villagers who have been sleepily living their lives: hold on. Zola and the angel are about to collide. Figs start flying, dogs start arfing, and the whole village begins to wake up. Zola is a girl with a mission. And our angel has been without one—till now.This hilarious and endearing novel by Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech reminds us that magic is found in the most ordinary acts of kindness.
| Autor: | Creech, Sharon |
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| ISBN: | 9780061430961 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 22.09.2009 |
| Schlagworte: | JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Europe JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / General JUVENILE FICTION: Places / Europe JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Religion & Faith * |
| Altersempfehlung: | 8 - 12 |
Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain’s Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, “lured there by our grandchildren,” Creech says.www.sharoncreech.com