Rafe isnt exactly considered a winner in Hills Village Middle School to say the least but everythings about to change: hes won a school-wide art competition and the fabulous prize is getting to jet-set off to Australia for a whirlwind adventure! But Rafe soon finds that living in the Land Down Under is harder than he couldve ever imagined; his host-siblings are anything but welcoming the burning temperatures are torturous and poisonous critters are ready to sting or eat him at every step.