As Henry York's time on his aunt and uncle's farm draws to a close, Henry makes a rash decision to step into one of the alternate universes hidden behind the cupboard doors and search for the truth about who his parents are and where he came from.

Misfit twelve-year-old Sam Miracles life is made up of dreams, dreams where hes a courageous, legendary hero instead of a foster kid with two bad arms that can barely move. But Sam is about to discover that the world he knows and the world he imagines are separated by only one thing: time. And that separation is only an illusion. It takes an adventurous girl named Glory and two peculiar snakes to show Sam the way through the dark paths of yesterday...