'Claudia and the gorgeous mixed-up James Doherty are in love. After a blissful summer together she's back at Kingston High armed with a new year's resolution to be a star pupil - for a change. Somehow though James seems to be taking up a lot of her time. He's dropped out of school and half the time Claudi has no idea where he is or what he's doing. Could he be seeing another girl? Or is his horrible family driving him round the bend? Claudia tries to sort things out, but James seems to have other plans...' (Publication summary)