Mara lives with her father in a drought-stricken village, where rain comes at a price controlled by powerful cloud-makers. Without enough water, the village crops, animals and people will continue to suffer.

When Mara's father's illness takes a turn for the worse, she sneaks to The Cloud Factory in the hopes a healthy cloud will help him.

But stealing a cloud isn't simple, as Mara soon finds - and she begins to discover the secrets behind The Cloud Factory ...