Second-grade graduate A.J. and his family rent a beach house, but summer vacation is ruined when annoying Andrea shows up and develops a crush on the lifeguard.
To relieve the boredom of a long, hot summer, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby join their fun-loving neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her mischievous dog Zeke on an adventurous sightseeing boat cruise.
Sent to an all-girls summer camp, Amelia Bedelia tries to figure out how her old-fashioned camp can compete with a high-tech computer camp across the lake, where her cousin is spending his own summer break.
When summer vacation is interrupted by a tropical storm, Andrea and A.J. are sent to a camp in order to prepare them for school, but once they rally the other Ella Mentry school students, they have an ending to the summer they will never forget.
Judy's big plans for the summer seem ruined when two of her best friends go away, and then her parents leave her and Stink with Aunt Opal, but a new "thrill-a-delic" plan has her racing toward fun.