The Unfinished Angel

An angel without a mission meets a spirited girl, sparking chaos and unexpected magic in a sleepy Swiss village.

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160 pages· 20,937 words· Est. 3 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

In a quiet Swiss village, an angel awaits her mission, drifting aimlessly until Zola, a spirited American girl, arrives. Chaos ensues as figs fly and dogs bark, awakening the sleepy town. Together, they embark on a quest to rescue lost orphans, discovering their true purposes. As Zola's determination collides with the angel's uncertainty, the village transforms, revealing that magic lies in the simplest acts of kindness. Will they find what they seek, or will the village return to its slumber? This enchanting tale explores the power of purpose and the extraordinary in the ordinary.

From the publisher

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.

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