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Original Title:	Saffy's Angel
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Series:	Casson Family #1
Setting:	Siena(Italy)
Literary Awards:	Whitbread Award for Children's Book (2002)

Saffy's Angel (Casson Family #1) Paperback | Pages: 160 pages

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Title	:	Saffy's Angel (Casson Family #1)
Author	:	Hilary McKay
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 160 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2003 by Margaret K. McElderry Books (first published 2001)
Categories	:	Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction. Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Contemporary

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The four Casson children, whose mother, Eve, is a fine-arts painter, have all been given the names of paint colors. Cadmium (Caddy), is the eldest; then Saffron (Saffy); Indigo, the only boy; and Rose, the youngest. When Saffy discovers quite by accident that she has been adopted, she is deeply upset, though the others assure her that it makes no difference at all. Saffy is the daughter of Eve's twin sister, who lived in Siena, Italy, and died in a car crash. Grandad brought Saffy, as a very small child, back from Siena.
At Grandad's death he leaves something to each of the children. To Saffy, it is "her angel," although no one knows its identity. How Saffy discovers what her angel is, with the help of an energetic new friend, lies at the heart of this enchanting story. Unforgettable characters come alive in often deeply humorous and always absorbing events to be treasured for a long, long time.

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This book was recommended to me by a friend. It was one of those moments when I judged a book by the cover. However my judgement was wrong. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it.

Lovely British children's book about a family of eccentrics. The mom is an absent-minded painter who named her children after paint colors, the hilariously insensitive father is nearly entirely absent, and the four kids are up to assorted hijinks involving keeping hamsters in pockets, stowing away to Italy, and searching for Saffron's inheritance, a missing stone angel.A plot description doesn't do it justice. McKay is one of those writers (mostly British, in my experience) who writes short,

Saffy's Angel starts off a bit harrowing as the author drives you immediately into the world of a family afflicted with artism and associated dysfunctions. Fortunately, that first scene includes a walk-on by a woman who can be used to represent your every-day sensibilities and if you let her carry your own quibbles and expectations as she leaves, you'll be just fine. If you can't do this, there's no way to enjoy the book so you'd best stop there.Fortunately for those of us not tied too tightly

This was CHARMING. It reminded me of the older children's books I read as a kid. I laughed my way through the last few chapters and the ending was WONDERFUL.(view spoiler)[Rose's notes! Michael's fake girlfriend! I think the fake girlfriend might've been my favorite part. BEAUTIFUL, ACCOMPLISHED, DROOPY DI. (hide spoiler)]

McKay's prose and stylistic narration is some of the best I have read. The mystery surrounding Saffy's inheritance and her past kept me invested as a teenager and it continues to do so in my early twenties. But the mystery is not what drew me to the book years ago and it's not what I like most about it now. It's the Casson family. They are magnetic. I love their home, I love reading about them individually, I like their dynamics with each other. I am looking forward spending a little more time

Delightful! A touch of "everything old is new again" here. As comforting and nostalgic as warm rice pudding. The narrator's tone and the characters' language made me often feel I was reading the sort of books I read as a child (translation: books at least 25+ years old). And yet, convincingly contemporary, in particular with wry humor and unidealized characters. The author's affection for all her characters, much as she laughs at them, is one of the book's principal charms. I'm in search of the