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Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell 9-11

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A baby is found floating in a cello case in the middle of the English Channel following a shipwreck.  The baby, Sophie, is plucked from the cold sea by Charles, a fellow survivor.  Charles becomes her guardian and brings up Sophie to be a free-spirit and somewhat of a ‘tomboy’ with a penchant for Shakespeare and a strong belief that anything is possible.

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The pair flee to Paris when the authorities threaten to send Sophie to an orphanage – Sophie begins a search for her mother: her only clue is the address of the cello maker.

The adventures begin when Sophie evades the French authorities with the help of Matteo, a street urchin, and his network of ‘Rooftoppers,’ in the search for her mother.

Writing Outcomes

  • Newspaper report
  • Journalistic Writing
  • diary
  • setting description
  • narrative writing

Topic Links

  • France
  • Paris
  • Adventure
  • Sea
  • RNLI
  • Orphans

Text links

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Goodnight Mr Tom
  • The Kneebone Boy

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