{"product_id":"rooftoppers-paperback","title":"Rooftoppers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine Rundell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTerry Fan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The beauty of sky, music, and the belief in 'extraordinary things' triumph in this whimsical and magical tale\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when the Welfare Agency writes to her guardian, threatening to send Sophie to an orphanage, they takes matters into their own hands and flee to Paris to look for Sophie's mother, starting with the only clue they have--the address of the cello maker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvading 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhillip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials series, calls \u003ci\u003eRooftoppers \u003c\/i\u003e\"the work of a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine Rundell is the author of \u003ci\u003eRooftoppers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCartwheeling in Thunderstorms\u003c\/i\u003e (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner), \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Wilder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Explorer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGood Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. She begins each day with a cartwheel and believes that reading is almost exactly the same as cartwheeling: it turns the world upside down and leaves you breathless. In her spare time, she enjoys walking on tightropes and trespassing on the rooftops of Oxford colleges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerry Fan received his formal art training at Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, Canada. His work is a blend of traditional and contemporary techniques, using ink or graphite mixed with digital. He spends his days (and nights) creating magical paintings, portraits, and prints. Terry is the cocreator of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e It Fell from the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLizzy and the Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Illinois, he now lives in Toronto. Visit him online TheFanBrothers.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rooftoppers\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52647971258675,"sku":"9781442490598","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TVBmS016Zk5mQklldlF6eHNsWGVrZz09.webp?v=1762444809","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/rooftoppers-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}