‘Claudia’s had enough. Her smart alec comments used to make people laugh but now everyone seems to be against her. Ever since her dad died, life’s been a bit of a struggle: fighting with her mother at home, in trouble at school, her two best friends practically on another planet with their new boyfriends. Claudia thinks it’s enough to put you off love for life – until James Doherty turns up at school. Within two weeks he’s been branded a troublemaker, like Claudia. But one look into James’s black eyes convinces Claudia there’s much more to him than that…’ (Publisher’s blurb)
