Ginny Merchant just graduated from high school. Her best friend refuses to talk to her. And her writer's block? It's still going strong, unless she's writing to the one person who won't read it.

Since her best friend left, Ginny hasn't written a word worth keeping. When Ginny is invited to work at Storybook Land, an amusement park with a castle, a carousel, and familiar childhood characters, she takes the chance, optimistic that surrounding herself with children's stories might help her write again.

But working at Storybook Land isn't the fairytale Ginny hoped for. She's still anxious about leaving home in the fall and how chasing her dreams might affect her family. Even after meeting Summer, who sees the world through her camera and lives for adventure, Ginny worries about making the wrong decision.

Then there's Milo, who works on the park's maintenance staff and brings Ginny strawberry slushies every day. Milo has his own past that connects with Ginny's from before this summer, complicating everything.

Leaving home is never as simple as it seems, especially when you grow up in a town with its own yellow brick road...