At sixteen, Charlie's a girl who has learned to keep her head down and her feelings stifled. This summer she needs that shell more than ever. Life isn't going her way. Until a new boyfriend overwhelms her with his attentions. But this guy is trouble, in a way that Charlie - and he - could never have anticipated. Such big trouble that Charlie must find someone with the courage to tell the truth before her family is torn apart and she loses Kerry forever.