![]() ![]() Hand does an excellent job of creating and sustaining the mood of teenage angst mixed with first love. Although the book is lengthy, the plot moves quickly and should appeal to reluctant readers. The day of her purpose comes and she must make an impossible choice-do what she is supposed to do or save the boy she loves. ![]() Clara learns that fallen angels have dark wings and will try to take her powers. She meets Angela, who is also an angel, and guesses that Clara is too. Despite her brief visions, Clara doesn't know much about her angelic nature. She tries to get closer to him, but is distracted by friends, trying to learn to fly, and a cute, but annoying cowboy. ![]() She meets the boy from her vision, Christian, but he already has a girlfriend and a popular set of friends. Clara's family packs up and moves there so that she can fulfill her destiny. The teen and her mom slowly piece together her visions and realize that the fire is near Jackson, WY. She lives with her mom and brother in California, until she starts to receive visions of her divine purpose involving a handsome young man, a forest fire, and sadness. Grade 7–10-Clara Gardner is a quarter-angel. ![]()
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