After an endless summer, teenager Lockie Leonard gets ready for another year in Angelus, middle of nowhere. His family and friends are as weird as ever - his dad, the local police sergeant, maintains that the best weapon against crime is a poem. His mum remains frighteningly understanding, while his little brother, frontier scientist Philip, has been fast-tracked to high school a year early, opening the door to a whole new world of humiliation. Then there's Vicki Streeton, the girl who owns a lifetime membership to Lockie's heart. It's fair to say Lockie's not entirely sure what the future has in store. Only one thing is certain - Angelus still has the best surf Lockie Leonard has ever seen. So why would he want to be anywhere else? Egg is acting out, struggling to cope with all the sudden changes in his life, but his increasingly self-destructive behaviour threatens to cost him Lockie's friendship. Mum fears Phillip's friendship with Marjorie is robbing him of childhood magic, while Constable Wattle is forced to face her greatest phobia.