Josephine Moshiri Elwood

An immigrant girl from Bosnia navigates vast economic and social differences while struggling to make a dignified life for herself in an alien society. She meets a privileged but aimless young Bostonian - an encounter that changes both in unexpected ways.

A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some benevolent, and some who have been corrupted by their power. When Vic encounters Charlie Manx, an immortal who stays that way by feeding off of the souls of children, she makes a sworn enemy of Manx.