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Ade lives in a tower block, feeling the world spread from his high window. When other towers around him start to collapse and bizarre, menacing plants appear, the safe life he knows is shattered. Trapped inside, Ade and his mother must confront the mystery behind the sudden chaos and find a way to survive the silent threat that has turned their high‑rise home into a perilous confinement.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Polly Ho-Yen
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