How hard can it be to save the apple heir and rescue a kidnapped Big Blue Ox, just a week before finals? Janie Grimm and all her friends have beaten a faerie court queen, survived an attack by the Seawitch, and outwitted the White Rabbit and the Queen of Hearts, and have gained a reputation for fighting back against magical realm injustice. Their reputation has earned them a paying client; Paul Bunyan, who wants to hire them to retrieve Babe, his kidnapped Big Blue Ox. The ransom note asks for them to turn over the "apple heir" in order to get the ox back unharmed. While Janie and Mia are happy for a paying client, they are just a week away from final exams, dealing with the fallout of a relationship that isn't working out so well, a relationship that's working out better than expected, a friend with a lifelong secret that could endanger them all, an attack by angry jackelopes, and an unexpected tragedy that threatens to prevent them from completing their task by the deadline; Thanksgiving Day.