Rating: Additional
Harper, 2009, $19.99
ISBN: 9780061243431
Age/Grade Level: Junior High or High School
In this oversized title, the author uses her personal grief over the loss of her "Gustav" as a jumping point into the discussion of angels. With bright and hazy "photographs" depicting her angel sightings, Scalora describes her experience and interactions with angels and others touched by a mysterious presence. With limited text, mostly descriptions of her walks around the city, letters from other angel-watchers and quotes from a "tattered leather-covered" library book entitled Divine Light: Angels, Scalora introduces different types of angels and their mantras with an almost nonfiction feel. Francesca Lia Block is listed as an additional author, and her name makes this almost odd, spiritual title much more approachable and special. This is an additional title for larger collections to add to their older child/teen sections. Young teens who feel for the world of Weetzie Bat will surely appreciate the world of angels and Scalora's convincing production.
Reviewer: Jacqueline Overlid, OCPL/Villa Park
