Twelve-year-old Moon lives with her father after her mother disappears, leaving her with nothing but a beautiful ring, which also mysteriously vanishes. After her mother’s departure, her father has become unusually depressed and moody. Moon, however, firmly believes that she will see her mother again and develops a strong interest in magic as a way to find her. Her breakthrough comes when she finds a strange key in the office of Ms. Tanglemoth, the intimidating school librarian. When Moon holds the key, she is transported back in time as an invisible observer to the middle ages, where young Nora, who bears a strong resemblance to Moon’s mother, is oppressed both by her father and his enemies. Moon gradually realizes that she and the key are the means to giving Nora’s murdered ghost peace and to restoring her own mother to her. But how exactly is this to be accomplished?

Twelve year-old Moon lives with her father after the mysterious departure of her mother. She leaves Moon with nothing but a beautiful ring, which also mysteriously vanishes. Moon, who yearns to see her mother again, believes strongly that someday she will. She develops an interest in magic as a way to find her mother and her friend Duncan is eager to assist. Her breakthrough comes when she finds a curious key in the office of the school librarian. When Moon touches the key, she becomes an invisible observer in the middle ages.

A mysterious key shows Moon images of medieval times and the means of destroying the family curse.

Heavy emotions meet a deep well of understanding in this uplifting sibling story