Not the True Beginning

Zekhai's mother wasn't supposed to die.

She was supposed to take Zekhai back to the world from which she came. She was supposed to teach Zekhai about it. She was supposed to show her how to use her magic.

That was long ago, and Zekhai learned to forget about it. There's no use holding on to dreams of other worlds while being moved from one Ontario foster home to the next.

That is, until, during yet another transfer, two strangers arrive instead of her usual social worker — and once again, something is not how it's supposed to be.