About the author Jazzy Hi my name is Jazinta Byles. I am nine years old. I live in Whangarei in New Zealand on a farm. My date of birth was June the 16 in 2008. My favourite subjects are art, maths and writing. My best friends are Tiana , Lily, Katie, Kate, Cordell, Coralee, Mason, Harper, Atawhai, Beau and Abby. My family is Bradley my brother, mum, nana and Popeye. My pets are Lucky, Sammy and Star our dogs. Star is a German shepherd, Lucky is a labrador and Sammy is a guard dog. I like Star because she is so fluffy, Lucky is cute and Sammy is always up to mischief. I have a cat called Ginger Tom I like him because he is so soft to stroke and we also have a bird called Pretty Boy. I like him because he talks. But now Bradley lives in Parua Bay with my grandparents and he is very happy there. He has a building job with my Uncle Brad.