The story of two teenagers, a generation apart, connected across time by one bullet about to devastate both of their lives. 2020: Close to getting expelled and caught up in a deadly feud, the tensions surrounding Esso seem to be leading to a single moment that could shatter his future. 2035: Stripped of everything, football prodigy Rhia has just one thing left on her mind – figuring out how to avert a bullet that was fired 15 years in the past. Everything changes when Esso gains access to a mysterious world where he can see glimpses of the past and future, and when Rhia starts understanding the physics of it. The two must work together to master the secrets of the Upper World and seize control of their own destinies before it’s too late.
The Upper World
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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE 2022*
‘A superbly original debut’ – Guardian
‘A time-twisting, mind-bending thrill ride . . . I loved it!’ – Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
‘Impossible to put down’ – The Independent
ONE GLIMPSE OF A TERRIFYING FUTURE.
ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.
After suffering a knock to the head, 15-year-old Esso experiences a chilling vision: that night he will witness the violent deaths of everyone he knows. He writes off the out-of-body experience as a strange dream – until a series of frightening coincidences prove that the vision is just hours away from coming true.
There is only one person who can help him rewrite the future.
The trouble is, she hasn’t been born yet . . .
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING ACADEMY AWARD WINNER DANIEL KALUUYA
‘A rollercoaster of a story . . . Orangeboy with an Inception-style twist.’ – Kat Ellis
‘Ambitious and highly addictive’ – The Bookseller
‘This is a book I will return to time and time again’ – Caleb Femi
‘So happy this exists’ – Daniel Kaluuya, Academy Award-winning actor
Additional information
| Weight | 0.246 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.2 cm |
| Book_author | Fadugba, Femi |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Imprint | Penguin Books |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 347 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback original |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
