Description. The Abels family takes their annual trip to PineTree Resorts at the end of the summer, the last week before school begins. For the past five years, 17 year old, Ronnie Abels has tagged along with her family, but always lacks the same enjoyment that everyone else has. Between being somewhat friendless, single, and struggling with self-esteem like most teenagers; she is seeking and experience this summer, something that she can look back on and reflect. A moment she can cherish whether it lasts a day or the 1 week that she is there. When she wakes up early one morning to watch the sunrise by the dock, she finds herself sitting with a boy who is tantalizingly attractive, intimidating and tempts her to step outside the boundaries she has surrounded herself with. This is the story of Ronnie and The Boathouse Boy.