Moses Thomas's summer vacation in 1898 does not go as planned, and while he deals with family problems and fickle friends, Moses comes to be more aware of the escalating tension between the African American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Susan is thrilled when her favorite aunt invites Susan to spend the summer at her beach house, but when Susan begins to investigate rumors that her aunt is a witch, she finds herself transported to another world filled with angry dragons and other mythical creatures.
In 1898, Moses' summer vacation does not go exactly as planned as he contends with family problems, ever-changing alliances among his friends, and racial tension in Wilmington, North Carolina.
In 1898 Wilmington, N.C. is on the verge of elections that will determine the course of local segregation and the fate of African-American residents. Meanwhile, Troy and Randy encounter a mystery that could tear the city apart.