[LM_NET] REVIEW: Coffeehouse Angel

[Pamela Thompson <pthomp@SISD.NET>]

Coffeehouse Angel
by Suzanne Selfors.
Scholastic, 2009.
276 pages.

In this second novel, Selfors has a real gem. Instead of writing yet another 
para-normal vampire or werewolf romance or adventure, Selfors bucks the trend 
toward dark fiction and writes a sweet novel about a girl, a boy, a failing 
coffeehouse, an ailing grandmother, a mute waitress with a secret past, a small 
Norwegian-American town, a mean shopkeeper with an agenda, oh, and an angel. 
Selfors even pokes fun at the vampire trend, when Katrina thinks,"There are so many 
stories about girls dating vampires...Angels are supposed to be pure and 
sinless...It was kind of a relief that I wouldn't have to fend off blood-sucking or 
enchantment on our first date."

Katrina is a likeable girl who helps her grandmother run a small coffeehouse called 
Anna's. The problem is that a new cofffee shop with lattes, mochas, and imported 
coffees has opened across the street and wants to put Anna's out of business. 
Katrina sees a homeless man sleeping the alley behind the shop and gives him free 
coffee and day-old pastry. Little does she know, he's an angel and now must grant 
her heart's desire. She has a hard time figuring out what her desire is, and the 
angel won't take "no" for an answer.



Readers will like Katrina and want the best for her and her grandmother. A surprise 
ending will delight. Recommended for YA readers. Those who like humor and light 
romance will likely enjoy this read. Grades 7-high school.

Just posted to my blog at http://booksbypamelathompson@blogspot.com/


Pamela Thompson, MLIS
Library Media Specialist
Col. John O. Ensor Middle School
13600 Ryderwood
El Paso, TX
915-937-6018
pthomp@sisd.net<mailto:pthomp@sisd.net>

visit my YA novel blog at http://booksbypamelathompson.blogspot.com/


"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog is too dark to 
read." --Groucho Marx

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