Lately, Athena Windham has been spending all her spare time in her grave. Her parents are owners of a cemetery in Upstate New York. Her younger sister, Laurel, would rather spend her time exploring the forest that surrounds the property than in her own grave. The new school year begins with mean girls, a new friend, and a runaway boy hiding out in the cemetery. Meanwhile, a ghost hangs around the Windham property -- the only grave keeper never to cross over. And she's plotting how to keep the sisters close to home and close to her -- forever.