13 year old Christy Reed comes to her siblings' Richard and Olive's house to live in after her parents get into a argument. In her new school, Eivsa middle school. She wishes to learn more about "Reavis cross matter" a strange energy that feeds on black water. One day in school, her life changes as a young boy magically pops out of the chalkboard. "Life is strange in smaller areas these days." --Simon Green