Jordan McKee is coasting through the last few weeks of eighth grade until he starts to see things that aren't real and that can't be real. There are images of forests and animals, along with people going about everyday tasks, all overlaying reality. But when Jordan begins to interact with his visions, he comes to the attention of the mysterious Watchers, placing himself, his friends, and his family in grave danger.Soon he is at the center of a conspiracy that has been spent millennia waiting for his birth, to destroy him. Jordan is caught between two worlds, physically as well as metaphorically, as he fights for his birthright while protecting his family from the forces that move to destroy all of them.