Reviewed for the VPRC. Henry sets off with his family to stay at a caravan park near the beach in the January holidays. He and his family share the site with 2 other families and Henry is the second youngest child in the group (there is a baby) so he feels left out of the older boys games and fun. To make matters worse, he has been given a fantastic bike for Christmas that he must now learn to ride and he is absolutely terrified. Then he meets Cassie who actually lives at the park with her grandfather while her mother travels the world as a singer on cruise ships. Together they team up to make it the best summer ever. Lovely story about finding your place in the world and growing up. Set in Australia, Lots of Australian colloquialisms, etc. Parts dragged a bit but I think a quiet reader would enjoy this. Henry is quite young (Grade 4) so it may be a little bit young for the Grade 6s but the language and concepts are fairly sophisticated. ( )