"Nothing links person to person like the frequent passage from hand to hand of a good book."

This story of Green is lyrical and moody, very evocative, as I have come to expect from Alice Hoffman. I love the cover art.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Released to travel by bookbox.

If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it. Then, when you are ready, pass it along for someone else to enjoy! Thanks and happy reading!

Found in the wonderful bookbox! I am a fan of Alice Hoffman, looking forward to read this one! Thanks!
A beautiful book!

A beautiful book and a wonderful story!
My daughters will read it before it go on travelling!

Green is a quiet, pretty, and shy 15-year-old girl who is approaching her 16th birthday. She lives with her mother, father, and sister, Aurora, in a house on the edge of a city. While her sister is wild, careless, and impatient, Green is shy (often not talking to people outside of her family), and has the infinite patience required to tend to the family garden. After mastering the art of tending the garden, she becomes the garden’s main caretaker. One day, her family goes to a nearby city to sell produce, leaving Green behind to pull the weeds. While in town, her family perishes in the city as a result of a conflagration supposedly let off by some of the city's residents for unknown reasons. Many of the people in the city that day die, leaving many orphans Green's age. Ashes from the fire blind Green and cut her hair off. Green, deeply hurt, changes her appearance and personality and names herself Ash as she decides to destroy all her past to conceal the pain she is suffering. To conceal her internal pain, she tattoos almost her entire body as the story progresses. She continues to suffer but grows indifferent toward her pain. Over time, through interactions with several kinds of animals, a boy she calls Diamond and a kind, old neighbor, Green starts to heal. She finds her leaf and stem tattoos turning green and rosebuds turning red. Finally, on her 16th-birthday, she is no longer Ash, as she once used to be, but is once again Green. Now, after her recovery, she is strong enough to tell her family’s tragic story.

My daughter has enjoyed the book!
Now it is time to travel as a Thank you book!

http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/10/445085

Thank you!

# 3/10

Thank you very much for the book, Deepswamp, I look forward to reading it!

WOW, what an amazing book! I am speechless...

New-Year's surprise!

What a lovely surprise - I had just crawled home from work (the roads are full of ice) and found two books in the mail! This one looks really intriguing.
Thank you very much

A wonderful book!
I loved the language & the drawings. (I have to admit that I did not read the book in one sitting, due to the fact that I had to feed my children...)

Ray:
Lunacia
VictoriaWagtail
babelfisk
elis-fromSweden
mafarrimond - UK

Let the ray begin.

I wasn't supposed to be in any more book rings or rays... However, when this one popped up in the Scandinavian forum, I couldn't resist! I love Alica Hoffman!

This one arrived today, along with some books for our brand new OBCZ here in Hammerfest. Thank you so much!

Beautifully written book. I loved the story, the language, the images... Everything!

I have PMed VictoriaWagtail for her address.

The book was mailed off to VictoriaWagtail today.

Wow, this book is so beautiful, I'm really looking forward to reading it :) Thanks to all of you for including me in the ring and for keeping the book travelling, awsome! :D

This was truly a lovely book! I started reading it earlier today and finished it maybe two hours later without putting it down once. I've never read a book that handles the theme of loss and grief in such a beautiful way. One of the absolute best books I've read so far this year!

Next stop: Jönköping :)

The book arived today. I look forward to read it.

A wonderful and poetic book about loss, grief and recovery.

Thanks for sharing!

Now it will be moving on to Elis-fromSweden.

Finally on its way!

Coming home today I found a package with two books, this being one. I had forgot about this ray, but now i am looking forward to reading it.

I am currently reading this book and enjoying it a lot. I'll send for mafarrimond's address now so it can be on its way when I am done.

What a wonderfully poetic book, I loved every minuite of it although it was very sad. I wish it a happy journey and hope it'll be loved all its life.