Since Grandpa died, Dally's days are dull and restricted. She's eleven and a half years old, and her exacting mother is already preparing her to take over the family business. Starved for adventure and release, Dally rescues a mysterious envelope from her mother's clutches, an envelope Grandpa had earmarked for her. The map she finds inside leads straight to an ancient vault, a library of secrets where each book is a portal to a precise moment in time. As Dally "checks out" adventure after adventure, she begins to dive deep into her family's hidden history. But the library has secrets of its own, intentions that would shape her life as surely as her mother's meticulous plans. What will Dally choose?