How do you reconcile your heritage with the realities of teen life?

Makeeda's plans for the summer holidays are falling apart! Her parents suddenly announce that the family is going on a trip to visit their relatives in Ghana - and then she splits up with her boyfriend Nelson. Can things get any worse?

But in Ghana things are different, and Makeeda, the sophisticated London girl, makes some surprising discoveries about herself, her family and her friends. And, while she's struggling to reconcile her two cultures, could it be that she's found true love where she least expected it?