One minute Cedar's life is perfect - she, her best friends and her almost-boyfriend, Kite, are having the greatest time performing with their own little circus, The Acrobats - the next, Kite announces he's leaving town with his dad to join a real circus with professional acrobats. Cedar is furious. How could Kite abandon The Acrobats - and her? Then, long-lost Aunt Squeezy arrives and introduces Cedar to Shakira and the other refugee kids at the Neighbourhood Network. Running a circus class for them, Cedar soon realises that the best way to stop feeling sorry for yourself is to stop thinking about yourself. So when Cedar is offered her own place at Kite's circus, she has to decide - should she follow her own high-flying dream or stick with her friends.

Martine Murray is a young author/ illustrator. Born in Melbourne, she has travelled widely. She says she has been a student for much longer than one should be , studying painting at the Victorian College of the Arts, filmmaking, dance and dance therapy, and writing. She teaches yoga and circus skills, makes dance theatre and writes stories. She likes dancing, walking and hanging upside-down on things. She is also the author of HENRIETTA, THERE'S NO ONE BETTER (0 330 43958 8) and CEDAR B. HARTLEY, UPSIDE DOWN (0330 41543 3).