Eighteen-year-old River Lang struggles after the death of his best friend and reluctantly joins a research study for struggling teens where he confronts his complex relationship with Dylan's ex, develops feelings for a charismatic jock, and uncovers unsettling truths about the study.

Bighearted and observant twelve-year-old Murray O?Shea loves the ocean. Every chance she gets, she?s in it. It could be because the ocean never makes her apologize for being exactly who she is?something her family refuses to do?but it could also be because of the secret magic that Murray shares with the ocean. Though she can?t explain its presence, the electric buzz she feels from her fingertips down to her toes allows her to become one with the ocean...