Smack-dab on the coast of Anywhere, Planet Earth lives a not-so-ordinary teenager named Lyra Ann Heartstrings, whose mission it is to find adventure in the daily lives of herself, her friends, and the citizens of Newshore Port. Accompanying her on her quest for fun and adventure is her BFFTSSJFWTITP Bonnie "Bonbon" Sweets, candymaker extraordinaire and someone's little sister Pidge. Lyra's sure adventure can be found in the most dull of times, but sometimes Lyra forgets this little thing called "the law"...