With her feet bare and her second-hand gown splattered with mud, Ella's first day of Princess School is off to a lousy start. With her fairy godmother off at a convention and Ella on her own—she'll have to get through the first weeks of Princess School without any bibbity-bobbity-boo. The thought of a life without magic terrifies her, until she makes friends with silly Snow; spunky Rapunzel; and beautiful, sheltered Rose.