Despite his surname, Cillian Cinders is an ordinary teenager, as obsessed with writing diaries about his history as he is with fairy tales. Things change when he discovers a magic key that unlocks a new world where fairy tales come to life. After falling into Fairy Tale Land, Cillian discovers he has a magical family legacy: Cinderella is his mother. Cinderella is the headmistress of the Fairy Tale Academy, where six fairytale families teach the next generation of princes and princesses to become heroes. Now, Cillian is learning to harness his magic and live up to his famous surname, along with new friends, including Archie, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jessie, Sleeping Beauty.