Thirteen-year-old Christy, a figure skater, is lured into the world of Hene, an icy, cold place of harsh realities and disbelief. Her only friend is her newest acquaintance, a pale boy named Ice-Ghost. Her figure skating dreams are put on hold when she encounters the ice dwarf, Gloo, the ice witch's henchman. Trapped in this icy world, her eyes are opened to one of life's harshest lessons: "Things are not always what they seem."