In a nutshell: magical story of home and new life
Lauren St John’s story ranges from Africa to Scotland and successfully fuses magic with unflinching descriptions of life in one of the world’s most dangerous slums. Makena’s life changes when she loses her parents. She swaps her comfortable home in Nairobi for a cramped house shared with her cousins and abusive aunt but worse is to come when she flees back to the city ending up in the notorious Mathare slum.
A girl nicknamed Snow and glimpses of a magical fox give her strength until at last she finds a new family. St John is so accomplished a storyteller that the different elements mesh together seamlessly, the darkness of Makena’s situation always lightened by a sense of hope. Africa, its people and wild spaces are vividly described and this is a story to thrill and inspire young readers. ~ Andrea Reece
Lauren St John's stunning Christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us and a girl who will climb mountains in search for a place to call home. Growing up in vibrant, crowded Nairobi, Makena has only one dream: to climb Mount Kenya like her hero, her mountain guide father. But when her beautiful world is shattered, she finds that in the city's dark places there are a thousand ways to fall, each more deadly than any crevasse.
| Suitable For: | |
| Other Genres: |
Lauren St John's stunning Christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us and a girl who will climb mountains in search for a place to call home. Growing up in vibrant, crowded Nairobi, Makena has only one dream: to climb Mount Kenya like her hero, her mountain guide father.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Snow Angel and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Snow Angel features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Hardback. Not Available.
The Snow Angel was written by Lauren John and published by Zephyr an imprint of Head of Zeus
