In a foreign land all by herself, affluent Sara Crewe endeavors to adapt and forge friendships at her new boarding school. However, when she discovers that she'll never be reunited with her beloved father again, her world is thrown into disarray. Shifted from princess to pauper, she must exchange dance lessons and opulence for laborious tasks and a space in the attic. Will she realize that kindness and generosity are the only riches she genuinely requires?