It's the school holidays and for Tev that means partying, the beach and the real chance for some hot romance. Becky's got wheels, a place and seems pretty keen. But a surprise phone call from his Tongan girlfriend, Siale, ruins everything. Or does it? Siale is Throw in some beach biffo, a wild girl's- night out, family politics, agro on the cricket pitch and a bit of mutual tongue tango, and life sure is heating up on Tev's home turf. Entertaining and engaging, Tev on Home Turf is a rites of passage novel that deals sensitively with cross-cultural differences and adolescent concerns with relationships and sex.