Mia knows that boys think about sex every fifteen seconds. No wonder they find it so difficult to say hello. Will wishes he had a hidden microphone and a tape recorder so that he'd know what girls talk about. Mia thinks that Will could be deep and interesting, sitting alone on the grass staring at the sky. Maybe he's thinking about global warming or meteorology. But then again, he is wearing a tracksuit. Will is training to be a tennis star. Mia plays the viola in the school orchestra. Will doesn't even know the difference between a viola and a lawnmower! It looks like it's going to be a disaster. But when Will wins a tennis tournament and temporarily becomes the school hero, Mia's friends get interested and the game gets serious. A fresh and funny take on the game of love and all its faults (sorry!)

 

This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

There are 228 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Allen & Unwin .

Robert Corbet has worked with street kids in inner Melbourne, played guitar in a reggae band, taught literacy at three TAFE colleges and worked in bookshops.