InasolitarytownnestledintheMexicanmountains,thegirlswearboyishhaircutsandhavehidingplacesunderground.Anaandhertwobestfriendstakeoverthehousesofthosewhohavefledanddressupaswomenwhennooneiswatching.Intheirownimpenetrableuniverse,magicandjoyabound;meanwhile,theirmotherstrainthemtofleefromthosewhoturnthemintoslavesorghosts.Butoneday,oneofthegirlsdoesn’tmakeittoherhideoutintime.LiberallyadaptedfromJenniferClement’seponymous2014novel.