Lorilla lived an ordinary life as a child. She was quite comfortable and happy living with her mother in a small Midwestern town. As Lorilla approaches her 14th birthday, strange things begin to happen. She keeps having a recurring dream of a field of stars, sees reflections of a stranger who appears out of nowhere, hears whispers in the night, and makes an unlikely friendship with a stray cat. After her birthday, a new boy in town named Foster befriends Lorilla. His presence begins to bring about more mysterious changes. She discovers abilities that she could have never dreamed of and learns the truth about who she really is. Now she and Foster must begin a perilous journey to save her family and enter into a new world.