Born with the gift of flight, Ariel Lee is attuned to changes in the natural world. The wind speaks to her and helps her secretly ride the skies above the family farm in Cosette, Minnesota-but it also causes her trouble. After an accident involving her special gift, Ariel rejects the call of the wind, losing her connection not only with the world of Up There but with herself. Years later, as a journalist focused on environmental issues, she is drawn back to Cosette. There she finds the wind-and a storm of decisions-waiting for her. Can she rediscover her place in this world of wind and sky in time to save herself and the man she loves?​​​Up There lifts readers into a captivating blend of magical realism as it explores love, small-town life, the environment, and one woman's quest to find herself.Up There is the winner of the 2024 Minnesota Indie Author Project Contest presented by the Minnesota Library Association and the Minnesota Library Foundation.