Audrey comes into Ray's life like an earthbound star. Everything about her is a bit far-out. And she's always in her own little world. So Ray decides that this unusual girl who has dropped into his neighborhood for the summer must be an alien.

As they become friends, Audrey takes Ray on a journey of discovery --- one that enables him to see his own planet in a new light. Soon, Ray can't imagine life on Earth without her.

Susan Hughes' poignant, gently humorous text and St phane Poulin's evocative, heartfelt illustrations capture the long childhood summer of discovery in a small town and depict a friendship that changed the lives of two lonely dreamers.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Kids Can Press .

Susan Hughes is the Toronto-based award-winning author of more than thirty children's books, including picture books, chapter books, YA novels, and non-fiction for all ages. She is also a freelance editor and story coach. Susan Hughes an award-winning author, whose books for children include Case Closed?, No Girls Allowed, Earth to Audrey and Virginia. She has loved horses since she was a child and has long dreamed of setting a story on Sable Island. Susan lives in Toronto, Ontario. St phane Poulin is a children's book illustrator and artist. He has won both the Governor General's Award and the Mr. Christie's Book Award for his work. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.