Rundell, K. (2013). Rooftoppers. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.School Library Journal Starred ReviewFiction Choice (Fantasy Fiction)Sophie was found after a ship wreck in a cello case by a man named Charles who takes her in as his own child. However, Charles is accused of be...
She was hot and dry and resolved to new goodnesses, in her father’s memory. She was also newly thin, so bony she could almost smell her own marrow, and very hungry. She stroked Kezia, who had scampered, shrieking with excitement, to greet her. “Food, Kezi!” she said as they ran up the path. “Let’...