As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

Beth and Dylan feel pressured to act more like adults when their best friends become engaged. They each must confront their former notions of love as they learn to survive demanding landlords, spooky ghosts, and crazy ex-girlfriends. As they stumble their way into adulthood, they have difficulty comprehending exactly what it takes to love someone other than themselves.