Up Above the City

The author of THE LIGHTNING CATCHER is back with an imaginative and heartfelt middle grade novel perfect for fans of Boy Everywhere and The Crossing.

From the author

This story is about displacement, and the uncertainty following family separation. It spotlights the protagonist’s fascination with the adult world via an owl’s eye view. It deals with learning to be responsible, juggling other people’s secrets and safety, trust, and above all, friendship. Together, these experiences reduce the impact of problems you can’t alter. They change your perspective and can work like a miracle. Jake discovers a secret about London and witnesses an astounding scientific breakthrough. The strength of this feeds into the way he feels about his own future.

Clare Weze grew up in London and Yorkshire and has British and Nigerian heritage. She writes for both adults and children and has always written around her day job, starting out as a hairdresser in London’s West End, then moving on to a science degree, postgraduate studies and work in the fields of biomedical and environmental research. Books had a huge effect on her as a child, and her aim is to recreate that sense of discovery in her readers. Writing for children allows her to take her ideas to their ultimate, wildest conclusions.

In 2016 she won the Northern Writers Award