Sue Upton

True Tears Sue Upton

True Tears is Book 2 of the PAPER BOATS & BUTTERFLIES series.




PAPER BOATS & BUTTERFLIES is a trilogy for a young adult audience with dystopian touches and considers Nature versus Nurture. The saga begins in 2015, telling the story of two girls' family experiences and upbringing. We discover over the course of the trilogy that ZEPHYR School, which Z84 now attends, was originally set up by the Department of Education to improve the learning of children. However, ZEPHYR has become one of many schools where experimentation and indoctrination take place. A ruthless group, calling themselves TREFOIL, are programming young people to fight against the establishment status quo. It becomes a race against time to save democracy and to have the right to live in a civilized world.




In True Tears, Miranda is finally free. But Z84 is now incarcerated within the confines of Zephyr; escape is the only option.




The Teardrops can help, but who are they and can they be trusted?




Zephyr and Trefoil hold many secrets - can they be unlocked in time to stop more tears from falling?