"Eleven-year-old Circa Monroe has a knack for restoring old photographs. It's a skill she learned from her dad. After her dad dies tragically in a storm she begins to notice something strange about the photos she and her father retouched--the digital flourishes added to the old photos seem to exist in real life"--Provided by publisher.
Cass's attitude changes after her mother, whom she idolizes, leaves her, and her father who seemed boring and practical, takes her on a summer road trip where she sees his creative, magical side.