In the early 1800s, there were manors, farms, inns and taverns, but more importantly there were forest spirits.
These imortals, not quite human, but not tree either, live to protects the forests of our world with their magic.
But unlike any other creature, forest spirits aren't born, they're made.
In walks Jess. Once a typical young girl growing up in a poor home, now a forest spirit in training.
But of course, with her attitude and attraction to trouble, her training doesn't go as smoothly as planned.
Avoiding the humans who long for their magic, Jess must learn to be human again, and along the way, discover who she truly is.
Thirteen-year-old Ginna's only connection to her long-dead mother is the dogwood in her backyard. The tree radiates a warm sort of buzz which might possibly be magic. Or is it a trick of her imagination? That's the agonizing question that earned her the label, "weirdo who talks to trees." And it's the reason Ginna is struggling with her plan to make one real friend.
After an embarrassing attempt ends with Ginna kicking a soccer ball at a classmate's face, she retreats to the comfort of her tree-shaped companion to ask for help-and something strange happens. Ginna goes from mostly ignored to ridiculously popular overnight, and she's having conversations with someone or some thing inside her head. The source, an opinionated tree spirit named Dogwood, claims she accidentally stepped into Ginna's body. But now that the spirit has access to Ginna's thoughts and memories, she's in no hurry to go back where she belongs.
Until Ginna figures out that Dogwood is hiding information about her mom.
Now it's Ginna who doesn't want to let go. She has so many questions-but there's no time to wait for the stubborn spirit to answer. Ginna's body is becoming dangerously depleted and can no longer sustain Dogwood's energy. She'll have to find the courage to stand on her own before possession burnout destroys them both.