Gillian Lobel

When her mum is taken into hospital, Pearl goes to live with a foster family. All Pearl really wants is to be back with her mum on their narrow boat. When her mum runs away from the hospital, Pearl knows she must go back to the boat to find her.

Hazel is smart, funny and fed-up - she's also unhappy at school where the pencil-thin and gorgeous Lauren torments her. The conflict between the two girls is about to come to a head, with surprising results.