As her friends in the Critter Club animal shelter care for colorful aquarium fish, second-grader Liz and her family spend a long weekend at the beach, where Liz rescues a baby octopus and competes with an unfriendly young neighbor in a sand castle contest.

Amy meets her stepsister: Amy looks forward to meeting her future stepsister, but things don't start off well. Ellie's lovely idea: The Critter Club wants to do some Valentine's Day fundraising activities to raise money for a charity called Puppy Love. Liz at Marigold Lake: The visit to her family's cabin doesn't alway go smoothly for Liz. Marion strikes a pose: The Critter Club babysits frogs, while second-grader Marion enters a fashion design...