at school, being right isn't always the right answer. peter is a misfit, an awkward 12-year-old who's mercilessly bullied in school and quietly ignored at home. peter's lonely life in small-town new zealand is upended by the arrival of charlie, a badass girl who might just be the friend peter has been needing... but when peter's bull-headed commitment to the truth brings him into conflict with gus, a troubled and violent classmate, things quickly spiral out of control and the two boys find themselves in a terrifying situation neither of them could have ever imagined. drawn in a charming and disarmingly cartoony style and full of pitch-perfect dialogue, tsunami is a devastating and hilarious coming-of-age story, a nuanced examination of adolescent alienation and the unpredictable consequences of our actions. winner of the new zealand society of authors best first book award