Duane and Stephanie meet a thirteen-year-old ghost at Hill House; Dave and Ben feed their ants human food; Becca worries about snakes on her school camping trip ; after discovering a hidden cave, a boy learns that it may be haunted; a young boy who is scared by almost everything discovers that there may really be a ghost following him; a quiet girl discovers that the three wishes she is magically granted are making her life miserable.

A spoiled young millionaire's son falls from a cruise liner and is rescued by fishermen, who put him to work. Through slow and difficult mastery of skills the boy is changed from a brat into a gallant apprentice who adores his stalwart friend, Manuel.