This Chrismtas holidays have begun and Jake is being forced to slend his days at his Mum's work, bored. But when his camera picks out a girl in a window, he begins to investigate, and what he discovers leads to an adventure he will never forget.
This book was so much more than I was expecting. I love an adventure book and this has all the ingredients for that (deception, secrets, invisibility, daring) but then you add in the refugee element (the hundreds of people being duped into thinking they're heading somewhere better, only to be deceived; the desperation of people whose only dream is to to keep themselves and their family safe...) and suddenly the book becomes so much more poignant.
It's a truly gripping read (I read it in one sitting today) with two of the bravest main characters. Jake already has so much on his mind with his parents separating and Christmas being so close, not to mention being kicked out of holiday club, but all of that pales when he meets Laine, and he becomes desperate to help.
Out now, Up Above The City is a story of bravery, friendship and hope that will touch people's hearts, and is certainly a book I won't forget in a hurry.
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