Despite his surname, Claire Cinders is an ordinary teenager, as obsessed with fashion shoes about her history as she is with fairy tales. Things change when she discovers a magic key that unlocks a new world where fairy tales come to life. After falling into Fairy Tale Land, Claire discovers he has a magical family legacy: Cinderella is her 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, Claire is learning to harness his magic and live up to his famous surname, along with new friends, including Tyler Sleeping Beauty and Jessie Red Riding Hood.