Rooftoppers 是一則關於希望、想像力與不放棄的故事。Sophie 從小被認為是孤兒,但她堅信母親仍在人世。當福利機構企圖將她送往孤兒院,她與監護人踏上尋母之路,來到巴黎,根據大提琴製造者的地址展開追尋。她在城市屋頂間結識了一群住在高處的孩子,與他們一同躲避警察、尋找線索,也重新定義了「家」與「歸屬」。本書文字充滿詩意,情感真摯,是一部融合冒險與文學氣質的青少年小說。“The beauty of sky, music, and the belief in ‘extraordinary things’ triumph in this whimsical and magical tale” (Publishers Weekly) about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris.Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Her guardian tells her it is almost impossible that her mother is still alive—but “almost impossible” means “still possible.” And you should never ignore a possible.So when the Welfare Agency writes to her guardian, threatening to send Sophie to an orphanage, they takes matters into their own hands and flee to Paris to look for Sophie’s mother, starting with