Saffy's Angel

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.

Hilary McKay is the award-winning author of?The Skylarks’?War?(which was a?Boston Globe and?Horn Book?Best Book of 2018, and received three starred reviews),?Binny Bewitched?(which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and?received two starred reviews),?Binny in Secret?(which received three starred reviews),?Binny for Short?(which received four starred reviews), and six novels about the Casson family:?Saffy’s Angel,?Indigo’s Star, Permanent Rose,?Caddy Ever After,?Forever Rose, and?Caddy’s World. She is also the author of?Wishing for Tomorrow, the sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s?A Little Princess. Hilary lives with her family in Derbyshire, England. Visit her at HilaryMcKay.co.uk.

Erica O’Rourke is the author of Dissonance, Resonance, and the Torn trilogy, which includes Torn, Tangled, and Bound. She lives near Chicago with her family. Visit her at EricaORourke.com and on Twitter: @Erica_ORourke.