When Alice Tonks is attacked by a wolf during her half-term break, she begins to worry she is losing her Switching powers. Her concerns only grow when on her return to school she encounters increasing numbers of angry and aggressive animals, including some old friends. Why has she suddenly lost her touch? And is the origami wolf she discovers in her backpack a warning or a threat?

When new headmistress Dr Jessops announces the return of Pebblewood School's annual Fire Night celebration, the students eagerly anticipate the festivities. Alice is crowned Fire Queen but to her horror, the Queen's Orb - a priceless and magical Switcher heirloom - is stolen. When her best friend Tim is accused of being the thief, Alice must rally her friends - both animal and human - to unveil the true thief and recover the Queen's Orb before it falls into the hands of Alice's old foe, Madam Vainwright.