Spirit Food is about a teenage girl, Malina, who leaves home her senior year to attend Standing Heart Academy. The school is located on the reservation where her mother grew up. Complete with dormitories and secret clubs that meet in the middle of the night, Standing Heart provides a glimpse of college life. Malina joins one of the clubs and immediately becomes entangled in a mystery surrounding her family's past, when she sees a spirit. Upon seeing the spirit, Malina meets Donovan who becomes her boyfriend and protector. She also begins to have visions. With her boyfriend by her side, Malina is able to uncover pieces of a story, which lead her to discover a world filled with: love, mystery, and spirits.