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Saffy’s Angel (United Kingdom) by Hilary McKay 
After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special momento of her past. The Casson family is wonderfully eccentric, realistically portrayed. Readers will want to read each of the books in this series. Ages 9+ |
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