Emma Bryant is being swallowed up by the growing darkness in her culture. When circumstances force her to move in with her grandpa, she discovers an old diary that transports her into a time altogether different than her own. It doesn’t take long for Emma to realize that something is conspicuously missing in the 21st century. She’s determined to find out what that something is and how she might obtain it. However, the more she seeks after it, the more elusive it becomes. Until, that is, she discovers that it’s not meant to be acquired at all but rather received.