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Twelve-year-old Nicholas and his younger sisters leave New York City and head to small-town Ohio. Sailing (their great-uncle teaches them how), friendship (with Charlie, a girl with an amazing curveball), a mystery involving an old reel of film about the "Seaweed Strangler," and an old love letter from Charlie's mom to Nicholas's dad add up to a satisfying summertime story.