A storm develops when Emily Elizabeth and her dog Clifford visit her grandmother by the seashore, and it is up to Clifford to save a lighthouse, two puppies, two boats, and Grandma's home from danger.
Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him.
"When Charlotte receives a pet rock for her birthday, she doesn't expect it to become her best friend, and she really doesn't expect what happens next"--.