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Twelve-year-old Cecile loves summer vacations at her grandfather's island home. But this year, with her parents fighting, her older brother working in Canada, and her big sister obsessed with sunbathing and boys, Cecile feels alone, pulled between the safety of childhood and the allure of adolescence. Cecile's changing relationships and evolving sense of self guide this quiet story.