"The grand prix winner of the 36th Nissan Picture Book Awards. A transfer student called Kishida happened to sit right next to me. When I couldn't stop my hiccups, Kishida asked me a strange question. What color is eggplant?'"--
Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.