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Gloucester, Massachusetts. A deaf family runs a fishing business. 17-year-old Ruby — the only hearing member of the family — helps her deaf parents and brother with fishing. At school she joins the local choir, where she realizes she loves to sing. The choir director convinces her to consider music school, and now the girl is forced to choose between her family and her new dream. This is an amazing story of a teenage girl who is the only member of her family able to communicate freely with the outside world. Ruby's difficult life revolves around her deaf parents and older brother, school, and work on the family fishing boat. But everything changes when she joins the school choir. Discovering a real talent for singing, Ruby decides to apply to a prestigious music school, but faces a difficult choice — will she be able to leave her family to fulfill her cherished dream?