Just Under the Clouds

Can you still have a home if you don´t have a house? In the spirit of The Truth About Jellyfish and Fish in a Tree comes a stunning debut about a family struggling to find something lasting when everything feels so fleeting. Always think in threes and you´ll never fall, Cora´s father told her when she was a little girl. Two feet, one hand. Two hands, one foot. That was all Cora needed to know to climb the trees of Brooklyn. But now Cora is a middle schooler, a big sister, and homeless. Her mother is trying to hold the family together after her father´s death, and Cora must look after her sister, Adare, who´s just different, their mother insists. Quick to smile, Adare hates wearing shoes, rarely speaks, and appears untroubled by the question Cora can´t help but ask: How will she find a place to call home? After their room at the shelter is ransacked, Cora´s mother looks to an old friend for help, and Cora finally finds what she has been looking for: Ailanthus altissima, the tree of heaven, which can grow in even the worst conditions. It sets her on a path to discover a deeper truth about where she really belongs. Just Under the Clouds will take root in your heart and blossom long after you´ve turned the last page.