Now in fifth grade, Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey continue to combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy laundry chute, a ruined flower show, and a ghost.
Ten-year-old Jennie Levinsky has a secret--and only her best friend, Beth, knows about it. Jennie can "hear" what her new neighbor's sheepdog, Sam, is thinking!.