'The book is deliciously silly and laugh-out-loud funny. It can only be hoped that there will be plenty more of the same from this author.' January magazine'Chris Wheat is perhaps Australia's leading writer of teenage humour...comically and seamlessly interwoven...The immense popularity of...Summer Heighs High...demonstrated that there is a huge craving for the humorous depictions of the teenage milieu. Would that more writers take up the challenge as Chris Wheat has.' Magpies

Chris Wheat grew up in Melbourne, where he still lives and works. He takes an active interest in politics and education and believes everyone has to do something to help save the planet. He has lived a life largely without trauma, although he has been attacked by a lemur, three German shepherds and a tribe of monkeys; been twice beaten up by gangs; had a meat pie thrown at him by a stranger; and has slept in an igloo - not all on the same day. He has published four novels for young adults: Two-Stroke Shane , Loose Lips , My Excellent Lives and Grinders . He is happy to be a vegetarian.