Jason Headley

Eric, at loose ends after abandoning his college plans, forced to make some decisions about his life when his old girlfriend, the high school's Big Game, well-intentioned friends, and the mother of his daughter, all converge over the course of one week in his very small West Virginia home town.

When Ian Lightfoot comes of age, his mother gives him the magical staff of his late father, which will let him cast a spell to spend one more day with his dad. But the spell goes awry and he has only 24 hours to set it right, so he and his older brother embark on an epic quest, with their mother trailing after, trying to protect them from a dangerous curse.