Dianne Bates is an Australian author who has published more than 100 books, mostly for young readers. She has won numerous awards, some of them children’s book choice awards. She lives on the east coast of New South Wales with her YA author husband, Bill Condon.
Zane Fellows is shocked on the first day of school when his new teacher, Ms Plumb, has him sit next to the naughtiest boy in school. Jason Riley has a bad reputation and a disregard for the rules. Zane would prefer to sit next to his best mate, but Aaron has suddenly developed a crush on the new gir...