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Rooftoppers Book

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-03-01 Pages: 288 Language: English Publisher: Faber and Faber My mother is still alive. and she is going to come for me one day.Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True. there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck which 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 that means still possible. 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 … read more...

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Katherine Rundell's Rooftoppers was shortlisted for 2014's CILIP Carnegie Medal.Everyone thinks Sophie is an orphan, especially as there were no other recorded female survivors in the shipwreck from where she was found. Sophie, however, is adamant she saw her mother waving at her amidst the wreckage...Sophie's guardian tells her it is almost impossible for her mother to still be alive, but with that glimmer of possibility, and the threat of being sent to an orphanage hanging over her head, Sophie flees to Paris on a search for her mother. Having evaded the French authorities, Sophie meets Matteo and his network of rooftoppers - urchins who live in the sky. Together, they scour the city for Sophie's mother...Written by Katherine Rundell and proudly presented to you by FaberShop, Rooftoppers is an enchanting tale for young readers aged 9 and over.This book has been hand-picked for the Book People's FaberShop, in partnership with Faber & Faber.
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Charles, a fellow survivor and an eccentric scholar, finds Sophie and brings her home to his London bachelor flat. Raised in a quirky home filled with music, words and love (though questionable diet), Sophie grows into a free-spirited tomboy with a taste for Shakespeare and the unshakeable belief that anything is possible.

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