A teenage fiction novel. At its heart 13 year-old Julia, suddenly uprooted from everything and everyone that matters, is thrown into a new, hostile situation with big new problems to deal with and an unexpected lesson in life at the sharp end. A tightly drawn group of core characters pull you into a world where things (and people) aren't always how they seem - prepare to have prejudices and preconceptions challenged as help, support and a strong streak of humour come from surprising places. There are plenty of questions about what's happened, but as the answers emerge this book will leave people realising that no matter how big their muddle, there's nothing that can't be solved with a cuddle.