Based on the traditional English tale, "Tattercoats," this novel follows the plight of the beautiful, neglected granddaughter of the Baron of Fisher Forest and her special friend, Malkin.
Although she fails to get the role she wanted in her school's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," seventeen-year-old Skye nevertheless learns a lot from the girl who plays Mary Magdalen.
When fourteen-year-old Ray becomes attached to his new neighbors and then discovers that they are antigovernment extremists, he struggles with issues of friendship and betrayal.