After the death of her mother a year ago, 8th-grader Daunte Somnium is struggling to keep up with her fast paced life. One day, while drifting off in class, she finds a dream-world full of color and wonder, with a fun and childish jester at the center of it. Finally offered a moment to forget about reality, Daunte begins to spend more and more time in the circus. But is this dream truly worth her reality, or is there a nightmare lurking beneath the surface?