 Rynn Jacobs is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives in a secluded house that she and her father have rented in a quiet seaside community. But whenever anybody from the town tries to satisfy their curiosity, Rynn s father is never around, and it seems as if the girl is all alone. Rynn s resourcefulness is put to the test as several people try to find out what she might be hiding, including the snobby landlady and her sleazy son.