A young working-class teen fights to save his family's diner after his
father is lost in a fishing-boat accident.
When his dad goes missing in a fishing-boat accident, fourteen-year-old
Jake refuses to think he may have lost his father forever. But suddenly,
nothing seems certain in Jake's future, and now his family's diner may
be repossessed by loan sharks. In Narragansett Bay, scrabbling out a
living as a quahogger isn't easy, but with the help of some local
clammers, Jake is determined to work hard and earn enough money to
ensure his family's security and save the diner in time. Told with
cinematic suspense and a true compassion for the characters, Swim That
Rock is a fast-paced coming-of-age story that beautifully and
evocatively captures the essence of coastal Rhode Island life, the
struggles of blue-collar family dynamics, and the dreams of one boy to
come into his own.