Set in a small Australian coastal town, 12-year-old Candice Phee is a smart schoolgirl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world. She’s a fountain of offbeat information and bright ideas but her frequently raised hand elicits derision from her classmates and plenty of eye-rolling from her teacher Miss Bamford.

Her perpetually cheery nature belies Candice’s unhappy home life and lack of friends. Bereavement, financial struggles and estrangement from her ‘Rich Uncle Brian’ have cast a shadow over her parents. Inspired by the strange new boy at school, ‘Douglas Benson From Another Dimension’, Candice sets out to do whatever it takes to mend her broken family.

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