"A storm is coming to coastal North Carolina. Amy and Elliott - volunteers at the local dog shelter - have a job to do. The rescued puppies need to get to higher ground, and fast! The kids scramble to get the puppies into their cages, and then the van of volunteers and dogs is on its way. But they are one puppy short. Did it run off in the rain? Is it back at the shelter? An old book, a series of riddles, and a spooky storm all lead to a mystery only...

When Mandie Shaw finds a cat hiding in the bushes outside school, she knows it must belong to someone, but until she can find its true owner, she keeps it in her home and cares for it.

Eight-year-old Ernestine returns to visit relatives on the North Carolina farm where she was born.

Sam Deal and his horse, Ginger, help an African-American lifesaving crew rescue shipwreck victims off the coast of North Carolina in 1896.