Claire is an Australian author who has been writing picture story and children’s books since the age of 6. This is her first young adult novel. She sees herself as an observer of life and her philosophy is to create stories that entertain, inspire, educate or challenge the reader, whilst tacking subjects that children and adults alike can relate to such as food allergies, disability, organ transplant, mental health, Australian bushfires and floods. She can often be found writing at her desk with a chai latte and a cat on her lap.
‘Love you, love me,’ she grinned, ‘Jess, remember to have your head in the stars and your feet firmly on the ground.’‘And dance in the rain.’Jess, Crystal and Sophie had been friends since primary school but becoming a teenager brings its own challenges as the girls soon discover. At an ...
