The Unfinished Angel - by Sharon Creech (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech crafts a truly endearing story, one that is imbued with happiness, wonder, and an appreciation for all the little things that make life big. With beautiful, fresh new cover art, this is a gem of a book.

In the winding stone tower of the Casa Rosa, in a quiet little village in the Swiss Alps, lives one very unlikely angel--one that is still awaiting her instructions from the angel-training center. What happens to an angel who doesn't know her mission? She floats and swishes from high above, watching the crazy things that "peoples" say and do. But when a zany American girl named Zola arrives in town and invades the Casa Rosa, dogs start arfing, figs start flying through the air, lost orphans wander in, and the village becomes anything but quiet. And as Zola and the angel work together to rescue the orphans, they each begin to realize their purpose and learn that there is magic in the most ordinary acts of kindness.

From the Back Cover

Magic is found in the most ordinary acts of kindness.

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 it's the little things that make life big.

Review Quotes

"Something to be thankful for: a touching, deep-seeing book with a huge cast of likable characters and an entirely happy ending." - Boston Globe

"Uplifting and full of vibrant characters, this book shows that angels come in all shapes and sizes and can sometimes even be human." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A charming tale." - Wall Street Journal

"Something to be thankful for: a touching, deep-seeing book with a huge cast of likable characters and an entirely happy ending." - Boston Globe

"Uplifting and full of vibrant characters, this book shows that angels come in all shapes and sizes and can sometimes even be human." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)