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Every morning, the ferry leaves North Point Island at 8:15.
It carries commuters, tourists, deliveries... and, by the end of the summer, the futures of three best friends.
On tiny North Point Island, where every goodbye begins at the ferry dock and everyone knows your name, Claire, Sadie, and Amira have spent their whole lives believing one promise would never break: graduate together, attend Columbia University, and share an apartment in New York City.
But the summer after graduation has other plans.
Claire is carrying a secret that could unravel the promise they've kept since they were eleven years old. Sadie is learning that first love isn't always forever. Amira is discovering that opening your heart can be just as frightening as leaving home. As the ferry carries them closer to adulthood with every crossing, lifelong friendships are tested, unexpected love finds its way in, and the island they've always called home begins to feel smaller than the dreams waiting across the water.
Some summers change your plans. This one changes everything.