11-year-old Emily Webster's parents have decided to take a year off from their busy suburban life and move to an old farmhouse in Kansas.

Emily is miserable in their new home, plopped down in the middle of nothing but wheat fields, far away from her former city life and friends. There's no internet and they don't even have a television or a phone!

But one night Emily's world changes when a star zooms out of the sky and into her room, appearing as a Star Lady. She tells Emily that even though she's unhappy, a magical world lives inside her - she just doesn't know how to find it. The Star Lady says she can help and gives Emily a Dream Pillow to use so they can stay in touch through dreams.

When Emily decides to take a chance and use the Dream Pillow, her world opens up. Magical characters appear and guide her on an adventure of self-discovery. After Emily discovers a Swan Feather pen, she's transformed from Emily Webster, a normal girl, into Emily Swan, a super-hero of words.