In Search For Peter Pan

Melody Wilkinson is legally an adult and she can't help but to hate it. All her life she has been sheltered and spoiled by her unconventional former-archaeologists parents.

Their career required the family to be constantly on move to new locations. Because Melody never stayed in one spot for too long, she has never had any friends her age. It has always been her and her parents-- which Melody likes it that way. Growing up, they were never firm with her and were the very definition of "fun," but no discipline had consequences.

When her parents retired three years ago, they all settled down in a large British estate. After years of being sheltered, her parents are finally telling her she needs to be more independent, meaning: college, a job, moving out, etc. All those things terrify Melody.

Although she yearns for her independence, she is too afraid to leave her comfortable home, which worries her parents enough to give her an ultimatum: either move out in a London flat paid by them or do therapy again.

Life becomes miserable.

After years of spending her days reading other people's stories and daydreaming scenarios, one day a mysterious boy, with a smart mouth and tricky fingers, appears in her garden who claims he is best friends with fairies.