Three curious and mischievous siblings-nine-year-old Kirk, eight-year-old Chelsea, and six-year-old Samantha-are ready for a whole new set of adventures First, the whole family leaves their home in Washington to take a vacation to Southern California. They stop to visit an old Spanish mission, where the children stumble on a surprising secret. Then the family travels to Switzerland for Dad's work. While on an outing, Samantha seems to disappear. Where could she have gone? In exciting and sometimes scary journeys that take them all over the world, the children explore ice caves, deal with a runaway bus, and take an accidental canoe trip down river rapids. Together they learn that while life can throw some curve balls at times, anything is possible if you work together. In this collection of children's stories, the second in a series, three high-spirited siblings experience a series of thrilling and unusual encounters that teach them to rely on each other.