Max and Sam are going to the Cayman Islands for spring break, but before they leave two mysterious packages are arrive on their doorstep. Then while in the Caymans a series of strange events leads them straight to a most-wanted criminal.
While sailing the Caribbean Sea with their father, Max and Sam dream of evil pirates and encounter a boat that was lost at sea after its owners were attacked by pirates.
Disaster strikes on Max and Sam's African safari when their guide is bitten by a snake and they have to cope with the jungle and its dangerous animals on their own.
In a series of letters, Grandfather reveals his adventures with his remarkable little dog Roo and the captain of the Unsinkable, as they go in search of the Door to the Sea, the Forgotten Sea, and the Great Cod Bank.
Captain Stinky Beard's pirate students, who want to win without cheating, compete in sailing races, treasure hunts, and swashbuckling events at Camp Buccaneer.
When, after finding buried treasure guarded by giant sand crabs, the crew of The Sea Rat comes down with a mysterious illness, the pirate students suspect that the treasure is cursed.
Concerned that Santa will not be able to find them aboard the Sea Rat, Pete and the other pirate kids plot a course to the North Pole, where the ship gets stuck in a sheet of ice.
Hoping to be taken seriously by Rotten Tooth, who is supposed to be training them to be pirates, nine-year-old Pete leads his friends in an attempt to beat the grown-ups in finding the treasure buried on Snake Island and stealing it from the giant snake that guards it..
While on lookout duty, the students of Pirate School spy a ghost ship following them, and when they bravely board it they receive a warning that may save their lives, if only they can convince Rotten Tooth or the captain that danger lies ahead.
A boring homework assignment involving knot tying proves invaluable when the student pirates help Captain Stinky Beard foil an attack by a rival pirate ship.
The young pirates-in-training list suspicious things in the port city of King's Island while running errands for Rotten Tooth, but he dismisses their concerns, leaving the "wee pirate kids" on their own to deal with strange events occurring on The Sea Rat after they return.
Six stories relate further adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys, as they encounter a fearsome (possible) shark, enjoy a dance party, and deal with rejection by The Girl, who is growing up.
Digory, a gentle boy who likes to spend time alone in the forest and make up songs to sing, accidentally becomes a knight and reluctantly sets off to rescue damsels in distress, slay dragons, and marry a princess.
To celebrate the country's bicentennial, Julie joins her cousins on a pioneer-style wagon train which is filled with adventures, challenges, and self discovery.