Fifteen-year-old Laurel has led a sheltered, homeschooled life in a very small town, so when her parents decide to move and enroll her in high school, she has trouble getting used to her new life. A life, as it turns out, thats not at all likethose of other kids.One clear sign is a winglike blossom that blooms on her back. Oh, and her new best friend, the scientifically minded David, reveals under a microscopethat her cells are more plant than animal. But it takesan encounterat her old home with the handsome but decidedly different Tamani to convince her that she is a faerie.She also learnsits up to her to save her land from the evil influences that are trying to take it away from her and her family.Will Laurel choose solid, steady David, or will she be unable to resist Tamanis lure?