Upon learning that an older woman has moved into the run-down, creepy Crab Apple Hill Farm, nine-year-old Keeker rides her pony, Plum, over to find out whether the woman is a witch.
Eight-year-old Keeker is faced with the challenge of winning her new pony's trust and friendship, something that will come in handy when the two become lost.
After learning that her father thinks the baby groundhogs in her pony's field are a nuisance, ten-year-old Keeker decides to stage a "Save the Groundhogs" play.
Katherine "Keeker" Dana decides to run away rather than give up her beloved pony, Plum, when her parents suggest they will buy her a bigger pony for her eleventh birthday, but an interesting new neighbor girl might lead to a better solution.
Keeker and her parents take Plum the pony and Goatie the goat to visit Keeker's aunt, uncle, and cousins in upstate New York, near the town of Sleepy Hollow, the site of a famous scary story.
New life abounds in the Vermont springtime along with baby groundhogs in her pony's field, but knowing how her father feels about them, ten-year-old Keeker decides to stage a "Save the Groundhogs" play.
When eight-year-old Keeker gets a pony, she is faced with the challenge of winning the animal's trust and friendship, and they both come to understand the phrase "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.".
Upon learning that an older woman has moved into the run-down, creepy Crab Apple Hill Farm, nine-year-old Keeker rides her pony, Plum, over to find out whether the woman is a witch.
