The Cloudfarers

by Stephen Alter

Those footprints tell us of our origins, recalling the first Cloudfarers who came to earth, exiled from the sky.'
Paramount Academy is nothing short of a prison. As Kip comes to terms with this awful military-style school, he makes new friends who have a terrible they are Cloudfarers-a lost tribe of beings from another planet, who have been exiled on earth. And they need his help to get back to their land, away from Principal Captain Lovelock, who is on to them. But time is running out . . .
Join Kip and his friends as they embark on a stormy adventure on the clouds and through dangerous cliffs and mountains to reach a safe haven.

126 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 15, 2018

About the author

STEPHEN ALTER is the son of American missionaries to the Himalayas, and was raised in India. The author of seven books for adults, he is the former Writer-in-Residence at MIT, and a recipient of a Fulbright grant. He currently lives in India with his wife, where he is researching his newest book for adults—a behind the scenes look at the world of Bollywood.

Reviews

[Saksham Garg · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a fellow Woodstock alumnus, the book hit me with so many emotions (special mention: the dedication). Alter weaves his imagination of a beautiful world, taking so much from our wondrous Landour home, into an adventurous and gripping story of the cloudfarers - a bunch of bright misfits in a school changed by destructive new forces of idiocy. While the book is for young adults, it’s an equally amazing read for adult readers as well.

[Tanya Sonker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book at a book fair just because I liked the cover of it and I'm glad I did. This is one of those book one would read at the age of 13- 14 but I read it when I was having a reader's block. The story is so fast moving and easy that I pulled an all nighter to finish it. It's a bit magical and whimsical. The story had the power to develop into a lot more that it is already. There were a lot of possibilities for making it more interesting and elaborate but it's okay still and it's a nice read. Also I'm thankful that I got me of of my reader's block.

[Saathvika · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a delightful little book. This was a cover buy for me, I won't lie. The cover art looked really mesmerising and I just found the title very unique.

It has a school setting and a journey/adventure : two of my favourite things. The premise was pretty unique too. Think about being able to walk on clouds- literally. The author somehow managed to create this imagery of clouds, the sky and mountains which I was pleasantly surprised with. I've lived on the coast most of my life and so mountains for me are rare occurrences. So being able to imagine that you're on a journey to the mountains was pretty exciting.

This is a Middle Grade story, which I didn't know when I picked it up, so just a heads up. The characters were under-developed, but then again the target audience for this would have been children, so expecting a rich characterization maybe too much to ask.

Nice book if you're looking for escapism and you want a short,simple book to achieve it.

[Akash Premkumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Life Is Going To Be Full Of Questions And Doubts. But One Thing For Sure: You're Never Alone, Even When You're All By Yourself."

The Cloudfarers By Stephen Alter Is All About The Adventure Of A Kiddo Who Escaped From His School To Be Back Home. Felt Nostalgic

[Lunar Witch · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25*
Good Middle Grade Adventure Fantasy

[Pareena Padiyar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this one up from a book sale on a whim. I just read this today in 3 hours. Such a cute little book to get me out of my slump 🥰