In 1897, Dawson City on the banks of the Yukon River was the scene of the greatest gold rush the world has ever known...the Klondike Gold Rush. More than 20, 000 men across rugged trails and mountains to reach this land where fortunes could be made in a day. Two adventurous children go to the Klondike, too. Their mother is dead and their father is missing somewhere along the gold rush trail. So, Henry and Sarah Thorpe stow away aboard a ship and search...

Emily greets the summer holiday with mixed feelings: while there's no more school, there's also no Alice to play with ever since Alice's parents forbade their friendship. But summer holds out new promise with Emily's discovery of a dog on the beach. Near death when she spots him and with no one to claim him, it doesn't take long before Emily's tender-loving care restores him to his happy and healthy self. In fact, Sam is such a great dog that soon...