"Adults can't see 'em." "See what?" "The monsters. But I seen 'em before, down by the river. They got these big sharp teeth an' long nails. Awful tall, too. You wanna know what makes them monsters real scary though?" "What?" "They look jus' like us." ....... Everyone in the small town of Belleruse knew not to set foot in the forest that lay just beyond the river. It was a rule followed throughout the generations to keep their people safe from what lurked between the trees. But when the baker's daughter, Maeve, wanders to the other side of the river in search of a flower patch, she catches the attention of every living creature in the Umatilla forest. Even the magical ones.