Fans of Sophie Anderson and Abi Elphinstone rejoice – this magical story reminiscent of folklore and myths will captivate your imagination. A great support in teaching the weather, acceptance, hidden strength, courage and teamwork.
Returning home to Shetland, 11-year-old Stella will spend the summer with her Grandpa but everything has changed. Stella is catapulted into a pathetic fallacy: the weather is dismal and Grandpa is lost in his grief for Gran, thunderous, fizzling cloud hangs over him, leaving Stella feeling caged, until she encounters an old woman, Tamar, who can spin rainbows and call hurricanes.
With the help of Nimbus, a spirited young storm cloud, Stella begins to learn the art of weather weaving. But when her cloud brain-fogs Grandpa and The Haken (a sea witch) starts to close in, she realises that magic comes with big responsibilities. She will need to conjure all her courage to weather the oncoming storm, will it be enough?
Details:
Publisher: UCLan Publishing
ISBN: 9781912979455
Number of pages: 320
Dimensions: 185 x 129 mm
Themes:
Independence, the meaning of home, and the fallibility of grown-ups.
An aptly timed book, emanating hope in bleak and challenging times.
Tamsin Mori
A degree in Neuroscience enabled Tamsin to establish that while other people’s brains are full of complex thoughts, hers is full of stories. In an attempt to be responsible, she banished the stories and pursued a sensible career, but the stories were persistent. They refused to stay quiet – they crept out in dreams, occupied lunch hours, filled thick notebooks. When nonsense rhymes began to pop out in the margins of her business reports, she knew something had to change. The MA in Writing for Young People provided the perfect opportunity to set them free.
If you had a cloud of your own, what weather would you conjure and why?
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