‘Nina can’t believe it when her father announces he’s taking her on a six-month tour through the outback. Maz, her sister, thinks correspondence school sounds great, but the last thing Nina wants to do is leave Bondi Beach High and her beloved ocean. Not to mention her boyfriend Marcus. But she has no choice. A few weeks later, Nina’s camping in the hot, dusty outback town of Western Rige. She’s thousands of kilometres away from the surf, and letters from Marcus are few and far between. Maybe working with French backpacker J-J in the local café will relieve her misery…’ (Publisher’s blurb)