In the summer of 1970, fifteen-year-old Fern is sent to Wellwood House in Florida to give birth in secret and surrender her baby for adoption. Frightened and alone, she meets other pregnant girls whose lives are controlled by adults who insist they know best. Among them are Rose, who wants to keep her child, Zinnia, who hopes to marry the father of hers, and the silent, younger Holly. When a librarian gives Fern an occult book, witchcraft offers the girls a way to claim power over their futures. But the freedom they seek comes at a dangerous price. This Southern Gothic horror explores the struggle for autonomy within a coercive institution.