Emily and her dog, Zack, can read each others minds, and Zach has the ability to know when people are in trouble. Together they face a hurricane in their small Maine town.
The Callahan family is planning to move from Oceanport to New York City and the holiday season in the small town won't be the same without their favorite dog Santa Paws.
Eleven-year-old Emily's nightmares of drowning lead her to an injured dog near her family's coastal Maine home, and as she nurses him back to health, she becomes aware that they have a strange psychic connection.
Patricia and Gregory can't wait to fly in their uncle's plane, but when it crashes they know they need to find help fast, so they follow their dog until he leads them to safety.
Santa Paws, a dog with a penchant for rescuing people, becomes separated from his family while they are in Boston for the holidays, and must find his way back to them in time for Christmas.