Lauren St John’s stunning Christmas classic is about forgotten children, the power of nature to heal us and a girl who will climb mountains in search for a place to call home. Nominated for the 2019 Carnegie Medal.
Growing up in vibrant, crowded Nairobi, Makena has only one dream: to climb Mount Kenya like her hero, her mountain guide father. But when her beautiful world is shattered, she finds that in the city’s dark places there are a thousand ways to fall, each more deadly than any crevasse. In a world of strangers, does she dare trust Snow, whose ballet dreams are haunted by a past she’s still running from? And is the sparkling fox friend or foe?
After a fresh start in the Scottish Highlands turns bad, Makena flees to the mountains. But will they betray her or be the making of her?
Molly, Y8 says:
This book was truly beautiful. It captures how hard life can be, but how happy and wonderful it can be at the same time. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone.
Cerys, Y8 says:
This book is an enchanting story about friendship, trust, love and heartbreak. It made me feel both happy and heartbroken. I loved it.
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