Hidden behind magical masks, Jamie travels to faraway worlds. When Jamie's mysterious art teacher sends him to the old maskmaker's shop, he is faced with a terrible decision. He must choose a disguise that will take him into mortal danger, with only a talking cat to help him. In the deserts of Africa, among the frozen glaciers of Greenland, and on the Great Wall of China, Jamie will need all his intelligence and courage if he is to save his friends and family. Will the perilous tasks he faces help him solve the strange problems in his own life? Or will a dark web of sorcery stop him from ever coming home again?