Porch Swing Girl (Tradewind Book 1)

Sixteen-year-old Olive Galloway is stranded in Hawaii following her mother's death. She is determined to return to Boston before her father sells the family house, but lacks the money for a plane ticket. Olive finds work at the Shave Ice Shack with help from Brander, a youth group worship leader, and Jazz, a girl with a deep connection to Hawaiian culture. Together they devise a plan for Olive to earn enough money for her ticket by summer's end. When Jazz discloses a serious secret and reveals she needs significant financial help, Olive and Brander commit to assisting her. However, their fundraising attempts fail, leaving Olive facing an impossible choice: help her friend or secure her passage home. Time is running out.