Bev's fridge won't stop complaining, her vase has a death wish, and she suspects her daughter has ADD.

Chloe knows she is "A Dreadful Daughter," but the truth is more complicated than that. Chloe is magiken, meaning she can breathe life into objects...even if she can't always control them. She will soon turn fourteen. Growing up means losing one's powers. Even worse, she will lose all memories of those powers.

Meanwhile, a painting is born on the wall of a dance studio. Feeling lonely and literally flat, he hops down from the wall and ventures into the dizzying, confounding world....