Rooftoppers

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Sha Tin College C...: Short Long Listed Books February 2014: Which book are you reading, write your comments under each book listed Thanks so much for putting this together. One of my students is reading this book and so I wanted some ideas to incorporate this into my lessons with her. The lessons on the opening chapter and on the changing mood on a journey will be perfect. Katherine Rundell was born in 1987 and grew up in Africa and Europe. In 2008 she was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Her first book, The Girl Savage, was born of her love of Zimbabwe and her own childhood there; her second, Rooftoppers, was inspired by summers working in Paris and by night-time trespassing on the rooftops of All Souls. She is currently working on her doctorate alongside an adult novel. Source: Katherine Rundell Katherine Rundell was born in 1987 and grew up in Africa and Europe. In 2008 she was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Her first book, The Girl Savage, was born of her love of Zimbabwe and her own childhood there; her second, Rooftoppers, was inspired by summers working in Paris and by night-time trespassing on the rooftops of All Souls. She is currently working on her doctorate alongside an adult novel. Embrace possibility in this luminous novel about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris.