''It's crazy, starting at a new school. For days, you feel so new and lost it's as if you've wandered into a foreign country where you can't speak the language.'' This haunting story about Rafaella, the new girl at school who finds making friends hard, is a stunning piece of writing. With her strange name and sticking out ears she's different from the rest. Lucy is the first to tease, the first to call her 'Earwig'. Until a secret friendship starts, full of warmth and mystery...