JC, who goes by the nickname Sharky, has been having a hard time eveer since his best friend died in front of him in what might or might not have been an accidental fall off a skyscraper. Shell-shocked, Sharky spends countless hours holed up in his room, obsessively watching documentaries about sharks and climate change--and texting his dead friend. Hoping a change of location will help, Sharky's mom sends him to visit his dad on a remote island in Canada. There, Sharky meets a girl who may just show him how to live--and love--again.