Ele Fountain 5 Books Collection Set (Fake, Boy 87, Storm Child, Melt, Lost)

This five-book collection brings together five stories by Ele Fountain: Fake, Boy 87, Storm Child, Melt and Lost. Each title follows a young protagonist facing sudden change, uncertainty and difficult choices, from remote landscapes and new schools to unfamiliar places and shifting family lives.

Across the set, the characters navigate disrupted routines and challenging circumstances. The collection includes journeys shaped by environmental change, technology and control, family upheaval, and the search for safety and belonging, with each book presenting its own setting and pressures.

Included titles

• Fake
• Boy 87
• Storm Child
• Melt
• Lost

Key details

• Five-book collection set
• By Ele Fountain
• Includes Fake, Boy 87, Storm Child, Melt and Lost

Synopses

Fake

Jess lives in a world where her only friends are virtual and big tech companies control access to food, healthcare and leisure. When she turns fourteen, she is able to go to school with other children for the first time. As she meets classmates who dislike the ‘real’ world, Jess starts to question whether the digital world is truly ‘perfect’.

Boy 87

Shif is an ordinary boy who enjoys chess, maths and racing his best friend home from school, until soldiers with guns arrive at his door. Forced to leave his mother and little sister, he sets out on a dangerous journey through imprisonment and escape, new lands and strange voices, and a perilous crossing by land and sea. Along the way, he encounters both cruelty and kindness and becomes separated from the people he loves.

Storm Child

After Maya’s dad’s fishing boat is ravaged by a relentless storm, her parents decide to start over by moving to a tropical island. Far from her friends and her quiet seaside home where she spent her time surfing, Maya finds herself caught up in a storm much larger than herself. As she begins to see that paradise is not always what it seems, she wonders if she can bring her family back home again.

Melt

Yutu lives in a remote Arctic village with his elderly grandmother, where their traditional way of life is threatened as snow and ice melt faster each year. Bea is trying to settle into yet another new school, while her father’s new job takes up his spare time. As his behaviour becomes odd and secretive, Bea struggles to adapt to the changes around her.

Lost

Lola’s life is about to become unrecognisable, and so is Lola. What once felt comfortable, in a big house with her family, begins to change as one disaster follows another. As the threads of her home and family start to unravel, Lola faces a future that looks nothing like the life she knew.