Saffy's Angel
by Hilary McKay
All of the Casson children have paint color names, given to them by their artist... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 1988
Word Count 40,324
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 58687, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adoption--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Adoption
- Artists--Fiction
- England
- Brothers and sisters
- Family life
- Artists
- Eccentrics and eccentricities--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Adoption
- Brothers and sisters--Fiction
- Families
- Family life--England--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- England--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- All Kinds of Families
Our Original Resources 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 2
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reading Group Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Julie Sawalha
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Awards & Distinctions 5
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2003
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2022
Selection, 2003
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2003
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2022
Selection, 2002
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