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Awesome book, I recommend it sooooooooo much.
Rooftoppers
By Katherine Rundell
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 1 - 4 | n/a | 3.5 | 48087 |
Embrace possibility in this luminous novel about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris.
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Her guardian tells her it is almost impossible that her mother is still alive—but “almost impossible” means “still possible.” And you should never ignore a possible.
So when the Welfare Agency writes to her guardian, threatening to send Sophie to an orphanage, she takes matters into her own hands and flees to Paris to look for her mother, starting with the only clue she has— the address of the cello maker.
Evading the French authorities, she meets Matteo and his network of rooftoppers—urchins who live in the hidden spaces above the city. Together they scour the city in a search for Sophie’s mother—but can they find her before Sophie is caught and sent back to London? Or, more importantly, before she loses hope?
Phillip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials series, calls Rooftoppers “the work of a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.”
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Her guardian tells her it is almost impossible that her mother is still alive—but “almost impossible” means “still possible.” And you should never ignore a possible.
So when the Welfare Agency writes to her guardian, threatening to send Sophie to an orphanage, she takes matters into her own hands and flees to Paris to look for her mother, starting with the only clue she has— the address of the cello maker.
Evading the French authorities, she meets Matteo and his network of rooftoppers—urchins who live in the hidden spaces above the city. Together they scour the city in a search for Sophie’s mother—but can they find her before Sophie is caught and sent back to London? Or, more importantly, before she loses hope?
Phillip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials series, calls Rooftoppers “the work of a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.”
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781442490598
ISBN-10: 1442490594
Published on 6/3/2014
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (10)
This is definitely one of my favorite books! In the book, the main character, Sophie flees to paris with her guardian Charles after finding out the english government was not going to let them stay together. In paris, Sophie meets new friends on the rooftops of paris as Charles searches for her mother on the streets below. The book is filled with tons of magic-like experiences and brave, clever characters. Definitely a must read for everyone!
This was one of the books on my reading list, and it has the kind of cover that if you judged a book by its cover, you would read it. You will love it, I tell you!!!!
I am in the middle of this book and love it so far!
I loved this book. It is full of love and adventure. I like all the rooftoppers and at the end, the girl finds her long-lost mom.
This book is wonderful and has a lot of twists in the book.
I like this book how i was wondering if Charles will know her secret and i liked how they beat up the gariers.
It's sad and happy! It's sooooo good!!!!
I love this book so so much
this book was so exciting! There is so many twists and turns, you don't know what will happen next. I would recommend this book to kids of all ages.