Jessica could use a little magic. She's about to turn thirteen, and she wants her birthday party to be perfect. Magic would help her and her best friend, Tiffaney, select just the right dance tapes. Magic might help her invite her crush, Tim, without blushing. Magic would prevent her parents from complaining if she happens to use a touch of lipstick on the big day.
Most of all, magic would protect her young cousin, Corky. Corky is convinced he's seen a ghost, and it grows more and more apparent that he is not making up stories. Something truly menacing and eerie seems to be going on in the nearby woods. Wailing figures racing from the forest depths, a discarded gold charm, gunshots—what do all the confusing clues mean? And how is Corky's shy babysitter Georgette involved?
As Jessica finds herself entangled in something puzzling and dangerous, her thirteenth birthday will certainly become one to remember. She will end up with much more than she expected—a little mystery, a little peril, a little romance, A Little Magic.