Weather Eye

This - along with Hugh Scott's - is one of the most intriguing books I've ever read. 1999 is coming to an end and the weather is weird: storms, floods, earthquakes. Telly Craven is a Weather Eye, one of many children worldwide who monitor weather changes. After the death of a close friend and a blow to her head, which permits her to see beyond ordinary dimensions, she resolves to unite Weather Eyes to demonstrate that it's children who can effect change, and adults who cling onto outmoded security. A slow start may deter some readers but Year 8 pupils and above should be encouraged to persevere with this superlatively well-written book.