Up There - by Sherry Roberts (Paperback)

About the Book

The wind speaks to Ariel Lee, helps her ride the Minnesota skies, and causes trouble in this magical story of self-discovery.

Book Synopsis

Ariel Lee comes from a long line of women with the gift of flight. The wind speaks to her and helps her secretly ride the skies above the family farm in Cosette, Minnesota, but it also causes her trouble. After an accident involving her best friend, Ariel rejects the call of the wind, losing her connection not only with the skies but with herself. Years later, she is drawn back to Cosette, where she finds the wind-and a storm of decisions-waiting for her. Can she rediscover her place in this world of wind and sky in time to save herself and the man she loves?

Up There takes flight in a sweet and captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming love, and small-town sensibility.

Review Quotes

"A magical story in which the wind is a living thing and speaks to young Ariel, causing her nothing but trouble. In Up There, Sherry Roberts spins an enchanting tale of self-discovery that climaxes in a literal cataclysmic whirlwind as the adult Ariel finally comes to terms with the person she was always meant to be. Roberts's vivid imagery almost lifts off the page to float away in the breeze." -Michael Allan Mallory, author of the award-winning The Lost Dragon Murder

"Sherry Roberts is stunningly gifted in braiding together the world as we know it with what it could be. Her world-making vibrates with believability, and in Up There she enchants us again. Ariel Lee is Robert's most endearing character yet. Your heart will break for Ariel as she navigates coming of age as well as coming to terms with what makes her unlike anyone else, and how much one will sacrifice for the people we love."-Susan Thurston-Hamerski, MALS, author of Sister of Grendel