Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days alone, wandering around the hill next door, and his night awake, avoiding the dreams that haunt him. Then a message appears on the side of the hill and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes a turn toward the mysterious. By the time he meets outgoing Joselle Stark, Blaze finds himself in entirely new territory, where the unexpected s…