With the help of her two quirky friends, Autumn and Noel, sixteen-year-old Willhemena Huckstep tries to come to terms with her parents' tragic death. She busies herself by making lamps in her aunt's shop, Foxxden Antiques. It's not until tropical storm Whitney and a community art event come to town that Will is able to greet her biggest fear head-on and find hope despite her loss.