Jennifer Greenfell, a twelve-year-old, has to stay with her aunt and uncle over the summer holiday while her Mom is at home on bedrest nearing the end of her pregnancy. Why was she being punished by her unborn sibling and sent to a place where she had no friends? She soon learns that the town of Merrow Crescent is far from normal, and with the aid of her new friends, Jade and Chuck, she attempts to unravel the forgotten secret.