Thirteen-year-old Emily and her fellow campers at Webster's Country Horse Camp fear that the owner plans to sell his land to a real estate developer, so they stretch the truth a bit in trying to convince the developer of imaginary hazards on the property.
Thirteen-year-old Emily's joy at spending the summer at a horse camp is clouded by the depressed behavior of an overweight misfit in her cabin, who resists attempts to make her feel better about herself and eventually disappears with no explanation.
The girls at Webster's Country Horse Camp despair of winning the upcoming sports and riding competition with a rival boys' camp, until Libby's unconventional grandmother shows up to coach them in softball.
During summer vacation in rural Australia, best friends Bonnie and Sam are taking care of two horses and helping with sheep shearing when they stumble upon a crime at Skull Rock.
