In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

Frankie gets the chance to leave her foster care home to attend an exclusive Swiss boarding school. However, the opportunity of a lifetime comes at a deadly price when one of her classmates is murdered and everyone is quick to blame her.

The story goes that girls fleeing abuse and despair can find refuge in the Maidenswood at the edge of town, where they transform into the forest. Reeling from the return of her abusive father, Diana begins to hear the Maidenswood's call.