Lorika Bless – författare

Nine-year-old Zuri believed that if she never said the word "e;dead,"e; then Gran-Gran would just be "e;away on a long trip."e; She keeps her favorite photo, packs an extra snack for Gran-Gran's empty chair, and corrects anyone who uses the D-word. But when the family gathers to plant a tree in Gran-Gran's memory, Zuri is forced to face the truth. With the help of a grumpy old groundskeeper who lost someone long ago, Zuri learns that grief can feel like a heavy rock—or it can become the soil where something new grows. And sometimes, saying goodbye is the bravest way to keep loving.

Oliver is a brand-new jet built for speed. But when a tiny sensor glitch grounds him from the High Lanes, he's sent on the Milk Run — delivering supplies to grass strips, mountain plateaus, and coastal islands that the fast jets never bother to visit.Guided by Radar, a grumpy retired headset with forty years of stories, Oliver discovers something the Stratosphere Club will never know: the world looks completely different when you're low enough to actually see it.And when a fog rolls in and four hikers are stranded on a cliff face, only one plane knows the way through.For curious readers. Includes a full Pilot's Dictionary.