12-year old Clara is a perfectly normal girl until the day she is scratched by a mysterious, black cat. Suddenly Clara is able to communicate with animals, and she soon discovers that she belongs to a family of wildwitches. While Clara learns to control her newfound powers, the evil wildwitches Bravita Bloodyoung and Chimera plot to conquer and destroy the wildworld - and it turns out that Clara plays a crucial part in their plans. With the help of her good friends, Kahla and Oscar, and the support of her mentor, Aunt Isa, Clara must fight back to save herself and the entire wildworld.