"We can't go to dinner if you're going to turn in the middle." "That would be very unforgivable." Fifteen-year-old Annabelle Leigh Roberts is not looking forward to a long, boring summer in her new home. She can't believe her good fortune when an intriguing, new stranger comes to town and befriends her, but there is something very strange about her new companion... something alien... and Annabelle soon discovers an out-of-this-world secret that will forever change her life.