Ivy Mae Bloom is almost thirteen years old ... She desperately wants a place to put down roots, but it's her mama's job as a fallen star to tend the magic underpinning the world ... After Ivy steals Mama's entire supply of wish jars in the hopes of finding a place to call home, disaster strands her family in Whistling Ridge, North Carolina ... Ivy falls for Whistling Ridge immediately; she just needs to convince her parents to stay.