Diane Messidoro spent her teens shimmying in glittery disco boots, swooning over smouldering moody boys and falling off horses. Now she’s officially grown up, she spends her time far more wisely; shimmying in glittery disco boots, swooning over smouldering moody men and not getting on horses. Diane has been studying the strange behaviour of the male human species since chasing her first crush across a playground. She hopes 'How to Keep a Boy as a Pet' will inspire girls to take charge of their romantic destinies – or at least save their natural sparkling pizzazz from being trampled into tragic smithereens!