Far Out!

"Ruby is used to being thought stupid and cowardly, but she did see the weird card on the school notice board, with its swirly colours and irrestible invitation: "Audition for Life, ring ..." Strangely, only one other person saw it - cool, streetwise Slate, who wouldn't normally be seen dead talking to kids like Ruby. So begins an unlikely partnership and an even odder journey, across the sea to a...