Aisha, a 13-year-old girl, lives in 11th century Al-Andalus, where fireworks displays are the most popular entertainment and the one big passion of young Aisha, who dreams of becoming a professional rocketeer one day. Someday, the adventurous alchemist Txawir comes to town, using Aisha for his own purposes and convincing her to steal a banned book from the Calipha’s library without permission. Txawir disappears with the book, for which Aisha’s father is blamed. To recover the book and save her father, Aisha embarks on an adventurous journey…

In the seemingly perfect town of Primrose, rebellious teen Mia is sent to the mysterious Rotwood Academy, a place that immediately gives her the creeps as she’s the only human among a class full of monsters. With the principal Van Vlad hosting a deep dislike for humans, Mia must join forces with her monstrous classmates to stop his plans before it’s too late.